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Official opening ceremony of Rawson Bridge, 28 July 1890

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The bridge was opened on 'Gŵyl y Glaniad', 28 July 1890, the anniversary of the landing of the first Welsh settlers in Patagonia on 28 July 1865. Luis Jorge Fontana, Governor of Chubut, is in the carriage at the front.

Photograph taken by John Murray Thomas (1847-1924).

Owner:
Bangor University Archives and Special Collections
Creator:
Thomas, John Murray
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Reproduced by permission of Bangor University Archives and Special Collections
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Bangor University Archives and Special Collections 2010
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cnp00479
Item uploaded:
7/5/2010
Date originally created:
28/7/1890
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