| RCS contains: |
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| <-- See earlier |
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| Y3062N |
King George VI and President Roosevelt 1939 |
| Y3062O |
Canadian demonstrations 1983-84 |
| Y3062P |
'Pictorial Record of Unveiling the Canadian War Memorial at St. Julien near Ypres 8th July 1923' [cover title] |
| Y3062Q |
Prince of Wales' Visit to Canada 1919 |
| Y3064A |
Unveiling of the Halifax Memorial Tower, 1912 |
| Y3064B |
Halifax Memorial Tower Lions |
| Y3066A |
Photographs of Quebec [i.e. Québec]. 1888 and 1897 |
| Y3066B |
Photographs of Quebec and Montreal circa 1930 |
| Y306796A |
Photographs of Belleville, Ontario. c.1913 |
| Y3067A |
Photographs of Northern Ontario. c.1913 |
| Y30681A |
Photographs of Winnipeg fire. 1910 and 1911 |
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Halifax Memorial Tower Lions
| Title |
Halifax Memorial Tower Lions |
| Reference |
GBR/0115/Y3064B |
| Creator |
Unknown |
| Extent and Medium |
3 images in frames; Good condition, save that Y3064B/3 is unglazed. |
| Repository |
Cambridge University Library: Royal Commonwealth Society Library |
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| Content and context |
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Framed, hand coloured photographs each 275 x 190 mm in frames 380 x 290 mm.
In April 1912, Sir Sandford Fleming, who had given the ground on which the tower was built, suggested that the Royal Colonial Institute might contribute two lions to flank the base of the tower. This proposal was approved by the Institute's Council on 18 June and subscriptions were invited. Two bronze lions, each 10 feet in length, were designed on the general model of those at the base of Nelson's column by Mr. P Bentham under the supervision of Mr. A. Bruce-Joy, and cast by George Broad and Son. They were presented in 1913.
Presented in 1948.
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Access and Use
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Please cite as Cambridge University Library: Royal Commonwealth Society Library, Halifax Memorial Tower Lions, Y3064B |
| Further information |
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For further details see the RCS Archives and:
United Empire: journal of the Royal Colonial Institute (1912), III, pp. 747-8, and (1913), IV, p. 308.
For an account of the Halifax Memorial Tower see Y3064A.
Indexed
This collection level description was entered by SG using information from the original typescript catalogue.
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| Index Terms |
| Canada |
| North and Central America |
| RCS/Y3064B contains: |
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1
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[Side view of lions]. Taken from the left. |
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2
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[View of lions from below]. Looking up grassed slope from the right. |
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3
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[Closer view from below]. Taken from the centre of the steps and showing the entrance to the Tower. |
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