Historical information
Cowes Public Hall was formerly the Cowes Mechanics’ Institute and Free Library, established in 1882. Photographer was Oxford Photos, Russell Street, Melbourne.
Significance
Historical
Physical description
Large, black & white photo of a large crowd of adults and children, some in fancy dress and wearing masks, in a wooden hall.
Inscriptions & markings
Fancy Dress Ball. Reopening of the Library Hall, Cowes, Vic. 1925