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There has been no description found however of the visit that would indicate the train should be pointed in the direction of Kentville. It is entirely possible with the Midland Railway being completed in 1901 that the Duke might have detoured to Windsor (and beyond?) on his way to Halifax. | There has been no description found however of the visit that would indicate the train should be pointed in the direction of Kentville. It is entirely possible with the Midland Railway being completed in 1901 that the Duke might have detoured to Windsor (and beyond?) on his way to Halifax. | ||
| − | While Union Jacks are flying on the upper left and right, the lower right seems to be showing a Red Ensign and on the lower left is what appears to be a Blue Ensign. Looking carefully you will see the Red Ensign, in the canton, appears to be a Union Jack either with no St. Andrew's flag or with a drastically lighter blue for the St. Andrew's component. This could be indicative of a hand made flag (along with the rather strange proportions) or could this be as this article indicates a [https://web.archive.org/web/20100701025331/http://sites.google.com/site/naeddyr/symbols Union Flag of Great Britain and Ireland]? | + | While Union Jacks are flying on the upper left and right, the lower right seems to be showing a Red Ensign and on the lower left is what appears to be a Blue Ensign. Looking carefully you will see the Red Ensign, in the canton, appears to be a Union Jack either with no St. Andrew's flag or with a drastically lighter blue for the St. Andrew's component. This could be indicative of a hand made flag (along with the rather strange proportions) or could this be as this article indicates a [https://web.archive.org/web/20100701025331/http://sites.google.com/site/naeddyr/symbols Union Flag of Great Britain and Ireland]?\ |
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| + | [http://www.novamuse.ca/Detail/objects/300395 Another flag reportedly used during the Duke's royal visit is this one which also could be the flag in question.] | ||
| + | *The coat of arms bearing the phrase "Honi Soit Que Mal Y Pense" is the coat of arms of the "Order of the Garter" as the Prince of Wales is by convention created a Knight Companion. At the bottom the phrase "Ich Dien" (I Serve) is also associated with the Prince of Wales. | ||
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| + | Another interesting feature that may explain the mystery surrounding the use of a Royal Crown as the locomotive number plate bearing an extremely strong resemblance to the [https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5f/Statutes_of_the_Order_of_the_Garter_%28Alexander_III_of_Russia%29.jpg Order of the garter] and linking in with the [[:File:DAR_Steamship_Crew_Portrait.jpg|early D.A.R.]] [[:File:DAR_Steamship_Broach_Front.jpg|steamship herald]] with a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_the_Garter#/media/File:Coat_of_arms_of_Johann_Casimir,_Count_Palatine_of_Simmern.png belt circling her] and the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_the_Garter#/media/File:Crown_of_Saint_Edward_(Heraldry).svg Crown of St. Edward], the Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom on top. | ||
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Revision as of 20:10, 24 May 2020
That is the description as delivered however, there is a discussion thread here:
about the discrepancies between the photo and the description.
Can this possibly be a HAROLD Jenkins photo if indeed it is a 1901 photo?? It seems that Jenkins marked all his photos whether taken or collected with his name so this might be the case. Harold however had an extensive collection that included not only his own photos but of many others which he marked with his name as well. So it seems that as Harold was born in 1906, no matter what year this photo is from, it's is most likely not his photo but a collected photo.
It would appear that lacking the brick Windsor Station that was built in 1905, this relinquishes this photo to pre-1905. The only Royal visit recorded before 1905 was, as the original photo description depicts, the 1901 Royal visit.
- 1901 - The Duke & Duchess of Cornwall & York (later King George V and Queen Mary) - October. Halifax, Amherst.
There has been no description found however of the visit that would indicate the train should be pointed in the direction of Kentville. It is entirely possible with the Midland Railway being completed in 1901 that the Duke might have detoured to Windsor (and beyond?) on his way to Halifax.
While Union Jacks are flying on the upper left and right, the lower right seems to be showing a Red Ensign and on the lower left is what appears to be a Blue Ensign. Looking carefully you will see the Red Ensign, in the canton, appears to be a Union Jack either with no St. Andrew's flag or with a drastically lighter blue for the St. Andrew's component. This could be indicative of a hand made flag (along with the rather strange proportions) or could this be as this article indicates a Union Flag of Great Britain and Ireland?\
- The coat of arms bearing the phrase "Honi Soit Que Mal Y Pense" is the coat of arms of the "Order of the Garter" as the Prince of Wales is by convention created a Knight Companion. At the bottom the phrase "Ich Dien" (I Serve) is also associated with the Prince of Wales.
Another interesting feature that may explain the mystery surrounding the use of a Royal Crown as the locomotive number plate bearing an extremely strong resemblance to the Order of the garter and linking in with the early D.A.R. steamship herald with a belt circling her and the Crown of St. Edward, the Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom on top.
2020-02-10
With more info from the West Hants Historical Society are we getting closer or do we still have a mystery? These are my notes and obs.
- Train pulled by #25 in the mystery photo
http://dardpi.ca/wiki/index.php?title=File:DAR0025b.jpg
- Same Blue flag as on #25 ? http://www.novamuse.ca/Detail/objects/144157
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