Address, Illuminated

March 1910

Print

Description

Black leather covered folder with silk backed fold in page containing three photographs - Town Hall, Panorama of Albury looking east from Western Hill and the Botanic Gardens. The leather covers are decorated externally and internally with gold lettering and edging. Inside features two ornately decorated and coloured pages dated at Albury 24th March 1910 addressed to Charles Lucas Griffith Esq. on the occassion of his retirement from business.

Inscription

On the front cover in gold lettering " To C.L.Griffth, esq. Albury " " 24th March 1910" Page one of the Illuminated Address " Albury, 24th March 1910. Charles Lucas Griffith. Esq. Dear Sir, We, the undersigned, your friends, clients and felllow citizens desire on the occasion of your retiring from the old established firm of C.L.Griffith & Co., to place on record our sincere and hearty appreciation of the good work you have done for the town and district. The Firm of which you are the head, has been the exemplar of enterprise and straight dealing." Page two of the Illuminated Address " Most of our local institutions are largely indebted to your valuable counsel and warm personal interest for their progress, whilst the establishment on sound lines of the first live stock trade now centred in ALbury will stand for all time as a monument to your foresight, energy and capacity. Although you are about to leave us for a time, to enjoy a rest well-earned in a long and strenuous life under sometimes necessarily anxious conditions, we shall hope to see you again amongst us. Meanwhile we cordially wish you and yours all the happiness which may be expected to follow an honourable career that has gained for you the respect and confidence of this community. We are Dear Sir, Yours most faithfully for and on behalf of the Subscribers A.G.Daniel, Mayor J.H.Roxburgh, Secretary."

Accession number

ARM 84.147.10

Classification

Object

Dimensions

390 mm x 320 mm x 10 mm