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• Auction House:
  Leski Auctions
• Sale Name:
  Decorative Arts & Collectables
• Sale Date:
  14 Aug 2021 ~ 10am (AEST) - Session 1: Lots 1 - 732
  15 Aug 2021 ~ 10am (AEST) - Session 2: Lots 733 - 1470
• Lot #:
  1301
• Lot Description:
  SOUTHERN CROSS: An original albumen photograph of “The Southern Cross” about to depart from California
  (22x29cm) mounted, framed & glazed together with a card with the hand-written dedication “To: Billy Beausang, With Best wishes, From “Chas” C.T.P. Ulm, 1928”.
  Overall 48 x 54cm
• Notes:
  William (Bill or Liam) Beausang was born in Youghal, County Cork, Ireland on 22 May 1900. He travelled to Australia in 1924 after a distinguished military service and began working with Kingsford-Smith as an engineer in the late 1920s. The image captures the moment of departure, with Kingsford Smith & Ulm piloting the world-famous aeroplane on the historic first flight across the Pacific Ocean.
• Estimate:
  A$750 - 1,000
• Realised Price:
  $0.00
• Category:
  Memorabilia

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