"Important Visitors at the Children's Hospital"
The Age (Melbourne, Vic.: 1854- )25 Dec 1933
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Two Father Christmas characters visit the Children's Hospital, descending via ladder with the help of the Fire Brigade.
Title:
"Important Visitors at the Children's Hospital"
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Date of work:
25 Dec 1933
Reference number:
MCK061
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Item from Collection: Heritage Collection (HC)
Type of materials:
Graphic materials
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Series: Christmas 1933 (Xmas33)
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Photographer notations on slide: "Important People at Childrens Hospital B9"Published: The Age 26 Dec 1933 page 9Published title: "IMPORTANT VISITORS AT THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL."Published caption: “Father Christmas accompanied by his twin brother arrived at the Children’s Hospital on a Fire Engine driven by real firemen yesterday, the extension ladder enabled them to reach the top balcony of the hospital very easily.”Trove article identifier: http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article203364948.Exhibition caption:"The Age photo caption reads: “Father Christmas accompanied by his twin brother arrived at the Children’s Hospital on a Fire Engine driven by real firemen yesterday, the extension ladder enabled them to reach the top balcony of the hospital very easily.”.Featured in "Newsworthy: Melbourne in photographs 1933-1936" exhibition at East Melbourne Library, October to December 2023..The Newsworthy exhibition developed out of a local history digitisation project. Fifty images from a collection of 240 glass plate negatives were selected and printed at large scale for public display at East Melbourne Library. The exhibition was very well-received..The McKenzie Collection of glass plate negatives unlocks glimpses of our city not seen for almost 100 years..In the 1990s, renowned architectural photographer Ian McKenzie (1939-2014) picked up 240 glass plate negatives at a local market. Believed to be from a Victorian news archive, they dated back to the 1930s. The slides lay dormant in a dusty garage until 2020 when Ian’s wife Louise decided it was time to bring them back into the light..Louise McKenzie, and two other history-lovers, Ernie Ward and Fiona Collyer, signed up as City of Melbourne volunteers and joined forces with City of Melbourne Libraries Community Heritage Team Leader, Linda Longley and Local History Librarian, Fiona Campbell..Together, the project team has devoted more than three years to unlocking the mysteries of the collection. What began as a simple digitization exercise swiftly morphed into a wild journey of discovery and kismet..Intensive detective sessions and discussions with fellow historical networks ensued, gradually unearthing our photojournalistic history and technologies, the merits of volunteer work, and astonishing stories from 1930s Victoria..From the domestic to the dramatic, the celebratory to the solemn, these fascinating images capture a fleeting yet significant period in Interwar, Depression-era Melbourne.
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Language:
English
Record number:
1404264
| Type | Reference No. | Extent | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Original | MCK061 | 1 JPEG : 3.11 MB ; 120mm×165mm | Single Item (May not be issued, may not be reproduced) |