Re: [photo-3d] Stereoviews: JUBILEE - London, England?

[Oliver Dean <3d-image@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

From: Oliver Dean <3d-image@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Dr. T --

"Dr. George A. Themelis" wrote:
> 
> From: "Dr. George A. Themelis" <drt-3d@xxxxxxx>
> 
> I have two stereo views in ebay of something called
> Jubillee Pageant.  Can someone tell me what this is
> all about?
> 
> http://home.att.net/~drt-3d/WebEbay/NEW20/Jubilee1.jpg
> http://home.att.net/~drt-3d/WebEbay/NEW20/Jubilee2.jpg
> http://home.att.net/~drt-3d/WebEbay/NEW20/Jubilee3.jpg

At first, I was sure that this was the 10th anniversary of the first
transmission of garlic from the New World to Great Britain by underwater
pneumatic tube, and was a giant celebration staged by the London Garlic
Pounders Guild -- but a brief bit of research into the dictionary and
Encyclopaedia Britannica has revealed that, alas, I was wrong (Hey, it's
only a few days to April 1, and I couldn't wait! :>) ).

Actually, this was the the occasion of the 60th Anniversary of Queen
Victoria' crowning as Queen in 1837.  She had had a 50th Anniversary
Jubilee in 1887 as well.  Our British friends could probably fill you in
on the whole mess.

Hope this helps.

Cordially,
Oliver Dean

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