IDNO

P.99643.ACH2

Description

Formal parade at the Parliament Buildings, Georgetown, with a horse drawn carriage at the entrance of the buildings, accompanied by lines of troops. Spectators line the balconies of the Government Buildings, and public spectators line the iron railings in the foreground.

Place

S America; Guyana; Georgetown

Cultural Affliation

Named Person

Photographer

None

Collector / Expedition

?Haddon, Alfred Cort

Date

1880 - 1910

Collection Name

?Unmounted Haddon Collection

Source

?Haddon, Alfred Cort (Dr)

Format

Album Print Black & White

Primary Documentation

Other Information

P.99643 to P.99673 are in A.173. The album was formerly kept in paper archive envelope WO6/1/12; Box 174. It has now been transferred to the photo archive.

Context: The Parliament Building, designed by Joseph Hadfield, was built on a foundation of greenheart logs. In 1829 the foundation stone was laid and in April 1834 the structure, stuccoed to resemble stone blocks, was completed.
It is an excellent example of 19th century Renaissance architecture and is one of the two domed buildings in the city. Within its compound are two canons that were used in the Crimean War and a statue of Hubert Nathaniel Critchlow, OBE [1884-1958] who is regarded as the father of Trade Unionism in Guyana. [Source: Historic Stabroek, www.nationaltrust.gov.gy/historicstabroek.html, JD 1/5/2007]

Source: A stamp inside the album mentions it to be a Haddon gift.

This album has been catalogued with the support of the Getty Grant Fund. [S. Guha 17/11/2004]