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Almost certainly taken by Henry William Mobsby, as I have seen another almost identical shot, but the ladies behind are looking towards the camera. The photo is at the Fryer Library, in the Mobsby Collection - UQFL181 Box 1 Folder 13. You can see it here on page 128: espace.library.uq.edu.au/data/UQ_418596/HenryWMobsby_biog...

Thank you Kaye. That is useful information. I will pass it on to our Description team.

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A small viewing gazebo with an ogee-shaped roof, stone base, open balustrades, pergola entrance, and housing a telescope was constructed c.1918. In 1927 the Duke and Duchess of York were photographed visiting Mount Coot-tha standing at the direction finder.[1] Source: www.wikiwand.com/en/Mount_Coot-tha_Lookout

" When Hugh Deviney became Park Ranger, after World War I, he and his sisters lived at the kiosk. The four Diveney sisters ran a successful catering business, selling home-smoked hams and home-baked cakes and pastries. For many local people, a special outing was the walk-up the mountain to the kiosk for an afternoon tea with sandwiches and scones. The Divenys were hosts to many VIPs, including the Duke and Dutches of York, who were later to be crowned King George VI and Queens Elizabeth. Two war veterans on horseback met them at the Reserve's gates and escorted them, one on either side of the car, to the kiosk, where Bille Deviney presented them with a bouquet of gum tips and Texas grass. The royal couple inspected the viewing dial and took tea in the kiosk. Brisbane's Mayor William Jolly took every opportunity to promote Brisbane and its tourist attractions. In 1927 he called on every citizen to help promote the city because every sector of the community benefitted from tourist expenditure." Source: History of Mount Coot-tha By Janet Spillman, 2013

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thanks molly for posting info.

If we have the picture matched to the correct stories this is amazing! Try these links. Seems I have run out of freebies at the NY times. Have fun! query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?_r=1&res=9500E... query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9501E4DC1630E2... query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9B01E2DC1630E2... query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9806EEDD163AE6... (2nd column reference)

She was an actress who died in the influenza epidemic of 1919.

She appears to have been famous for her striking sense of fashion--do a google image search to see more examples. And her wikipedia entry indicates a flair for other kinds of artifice as well... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaby_Deslys Other tidbits--she died in part because she refused to allow surgeons to operate freely on her severely infected throat, for fear they'd leave scars; and her deathbed was purchased as a prop for Hollywood films, and appears in "Sunset Boulevard" as Norma Desmond's bed.

amazing beauty ......................

A Parisian, she came to New York in November 1913, but she might have been in the news because in 1910 she had been a flame of King Manuel -- who was married on September 4, 1913. See www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/4332823938/ According to Wikipedia, he gave her some very expensive pearls.

What a character! According to the Internet Movie Database, Gaby was born in Marseilles in 1881, and died in Paris in 1920. Thanks to all of you for providing such great trivia. Try searching by her full name in the Prints & Photographs Online Catalog to see more great photos of Gaby in some of her outfits.