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Smoke night at the Sir Robert Peel

1914-1918 Smoke night at the Sir Robert Peel


ID: 9053
Copyright: Image held by Towers family
Org ID: CL PIC 202


Description: Size: 204 x 254 mm A farewell to soldiers about to leave for World War 1 is in progress in a room at the Sir Robert Peel Hotel in Wellington Street. A long table holding bottles and plates is in the middle of the room, surrounded by 60 or 70 rather glum men, mostly young. One or two are in uniform. Among them is Arthur Towers. The room has been rather haphazardly decorated with crepe paper and flags. Content of image: Towers, Arthur ; World war, 1914-1918 ; Sir Robert Peel Hotel Source of image: Original held by Towers family Address: Wellington Street social life
Subject: hotels

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