Photograph - Photo, Pilgrimage to the Shrine 1999, 1999

Historical information

Wreath laying ceremony for Legacy widows at the Cenotaph at the Shrine of Remembrance. This is an annual event for Legacy widows at the start of Legacy Week, which is the first week in September. The photos shows the Melbourne Legacy President Graham Riches and two Legacy Widows with wreaths near the Cenotaph and the crowd gathered at the Eternal Flame. Graham Riches was President in 1999 so the event is assumed to be in that year. The lady in the purple jacket is Joan Miller and the other is unknown.

Significance

A record of a ceremony at the Shrine in 1999.

Physical description

Colour photo x 3 of a ceremony at the Shrine in 1999.

Inscriptions & markings

00552.1 printing on the back "20", which is the negative frame number.
00552.2 printing on the back "21".
00552.3 printing on the back "19".

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