A dinner was held in the C M Ross tearooms for Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, on the occasion of their visit to Palmerston North 6-7 January 1954. This photograph is taken from behind the Royal chairs, designed and built especially for the occasion, looking down the room. C M Ross Co. Ltd was one of the foremost department stores of Palmerston North and operated in The Square from 1883 until it was sold to Milne and Choyce in 1959.
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Identification
- Object type
- Image
- Relation
- Digital Photograph Collection
- Date
- January 6, 1954
- Digitisation ID
- 2009P_DIGITALCOPY_CMROSS_2149
- Held In
- IMCA Digital Archive
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Creation
- Created By
- Unknown
- Place
- 4 The Square, Palmerston North
Object rights
- License
- By Attribution Alone
Taxonomy
- Community Tags
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