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*1901 - The Duke & Duchess of Cornwall & York (later King George V and Queen Mary) - October. Halifax, Amherst.
 
*1901 - The Duke & Duchess of Cornwall & York (later King George V and Queen Mary) - October. Halifax, Amherst.
  
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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.
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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.
  
 
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]?

Revision as of 19:24, 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?

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

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