Photograph, "Endeavour"
1918
Photograph, rectangular, monochrome, mounted on cardboard, photographed by Spearrit, F., Elite Studio, Cooktown, Queensland, Australia, c. 1918.(OF).
A crowd of people gather on land and on a boat to observe a tall structure in the water, possibly a monument or ship, adorned with flags. The scene is set against a backdrop of the sea and sky. Photograph, rectangular, monochrome, mounted on cardboard depicting crowd gathered at the James Cook Memorial on the bank of the Endeavour River at Cooktown during the annual June "Cook" celebrations, large model of the ship "Endeavour" lower right corner. Photographer: Spearrit, F., Elite Studio, Cooktown, Queensland, Australia, c. 1918 (OF). This photograph may actually document a re-enactment celebration held in 1920 to mark the 150th anniversary of Captain James Cook and the HM Bark Endeavour's landing in Cooktown on the mouth of the Endeavour River on Cape York Peninsula in far North Queensland (home to the Guugu Yumitthir peop
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