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| Picture No | 11939048 |
| Date | 1900 |
| Description | Swan Upping on the Thames 1900 |
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Annual ceremony taking place on the Thames where British Crown swans are rounded up, caught, ringed, and then released. The party occupy a flotilla of row boats the sterns adorned with flags. A large white ensign bearing a gilt crown and the letters 'E.R', with the device of a swan is displayed by the crown boat; while the Dyers' and Vintners' craft have blue and red flags respectively also emblazoned with swans.
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| Source | Photograph by Benjamin Stone in 'Sir Benjamin Stone's Pictures', page 13 |
| Credit | Mary Evans Picture Library |
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