Photograph of Memorial Design by Charles Wheeler - Albatross, Wreath, Waves
- Description
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Photograph of a design of an Albatross above a wreath and waves by British sculptor Charles Wheeler for a proposed war memorial in The Square, Palmerston North, 1922.
Commissioned by The Palmerston North & Districts Soldiers' Memorial Fund. The Palmerston North & Districts Soldiers' Memorial Fund was established on 9 November 1923, continuing the work of a Soldiers' Memorial Committee which had been operating since 1920. The Chairman of the Soldiers' memorial Fund Committee was Mr F J Nathan, Mayor of Palmerston North, while the secretary was Mr John Permain, Secretary of the Manawatu Patriotic Society.
Identification
- Object type
- Object image
- Relation
- PNCC 11/8/3
- Date
- 1922
- Digitisation id
- 2016P_PNCC11-8-3F5_013185b
- Format
- B&W print
- Held in
- PNCC Archives
Creation
- Created By
- Charles Wheeler
- Place
- The Square
Object rights
- License
- No Known Restrictions