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Stawell Historical Society Inc
Book - Science, The Natural History of Western Victoria, 1974
Reports from Symposium of Australian Insitutes of Agricultural Science, held in Horsham 1971. 8 chapters, 7 of science 8th extracts from Stapylton's Journal of Western Victoria, when travlling with Major Mitchell. Contains fold out Maps & photos. 1) Geology & Geomorphology 2) Soils 3) Vegitation 4) Birds 6) Aborigines 7) the first hundred years of agricultural development 8) The Journal of Granville William Chetwynd StapyltonSoft Yellow Cover and Black with Black taped spineBarry Clugston -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Eltham Feed Store, cnr Main Road and York Street, c.1985, 1985
Originally a grocery store when the Moar brothers lived at number 11 in the 1950s, run by Cockcrofts. After Cockcrofts it was Davis and they turned it into a hardware store and timber yard at the side. [Note: dated based on negatives 01791 (20 Jan 1986) as service station (in other frames on roll of film) and pricing for fuel very similar period; possibly late 1985]Reflects on the changing nature of the local street-scape and housesRoll of 35mm colour negative film, 7 stripsKodak CL 200 5093eltham, york street, main road, eltham feed store, shops -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Book, In a Canadian Canoe
Pattison Collection This item is from the ‘Pattison Collection’, a collection of books and records that was originally owned by the Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute, which was founded in Warrnambool in 1853. By 1886 the Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute (WMI) had grown to have a Library, Museum and Fine Arts Gallery, with a collection of “… choice productions of art, and valuable specimens in almost every branch and many wonderful national curiosities are now to be seen there, including historic relics of the town and district.” It later included a School of Design. Although it was very well patronised, the lack of financial support led the WMI in 1911 to ask the City Council to take it over. In 1935 Ralph Pattison was appointed as City Librarian to establish and organise the Warrnambool Library as it was then called. When the WMI building was pulled down in 1963 a new civic building was erected on the site and the new Warrnambool Library, on behalf of the City Council, took over all the holdings of the WMI. At this time some of the items were separated and identified as the ‘Pattison Collection’, named after Ralph Pattison. Eventually the components of the WMI were distributed from the Warrnambool Library to various places, including the Art Gallery, Historical Society and Flagstaff Hill. Later some were even distributed to other regional branches of Corangamite Regional Library and passed to and fro. It is difficult now to trace just where all of the items have ended up. The books at Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village generally display stamps and markings from Pattison as well as a variety of other institutions including the Mechanics’ Institute itself. RALPH ERIC PATTISON Ralph Eric Pattison was born in Rockhampton, Queensland, in 1891. He married Maude Swan from Warrnambool in 1920 and they set up home in Warrnambool. In 1935 Pattison accepted a position as City Librarian for the Warrnambool City Council. His huge challenge was to make a functional library within two rooms of the Mechanics’ Institute. He tirelessly cleaned, cleared and sorted a disarrayed collection of old books, jars of preserved specimens and other items reserved for exhibition in the city’s museum. He developed and updated the library with a wide variety of books for all tastes, including reference books for students; a difficult task to fulfil during the years following the Depression. He converted all of the lower area of the building into a library, reference room and reading room for members and the public. The books were sorted and stored using a cataloguing and card index system that he had developed himself. He also prepared the upper floor of the building and established the Art Gallery and later the Museum, a place to exhibit the many old relics that had been stored for years for this purpose. One of the treasures he found was a beautiful ancient clock, which he repaired, restored and enjoyed using in his office during the years of his service there. Ralph Pattison was described as “a meticulous gentleman whose punctuality, floorless courtesy and distinctive neat dress were hallmarks of his character, and ‘his’ clock controlled his daily routine, and his opening and closing of the library’s large heavy doors to the minute.” Pattison took leave during 1942 to 1942 to serve in the Royal Australian Navy, Volunteer Reserve as Lieutenant. A few years later he converted one of the Museum’s rooms into a Children’s Library, stocking it with suitable books for the younger generation. This was an instant success. In the 1950’s he had the honour of being appointed to the Victorian Library Board and received more inspiration from the monthly conferences in Melbourne. He was sadly retired in 1959 after over 23 years of service, due to the fact that he had gone over the working age of council officers. However he continued to take a very keen interest in the continual development of the Library until his death in 1969. WARRNAMBOOL MECHANICS’ INSTITUTE Warrnambool's Mechanics' Institute (or Institution as it was sometimes called) was one of the earliest in Victoria. On 17th October 1853, a meeting was held where it was resolved to request the Lieutenant Governor of the Colony to grant land for the erection of a Mechanics' Institutes building. A committee was formed at the meeting and Richard Osburne chaired the first meeting of this committee. The land on the North West corner of Banyan and Merri Streets was granted but there were no funds to erect the building. The Formal Rights of the Warrnambool Mechanics' Institute's encompassed its aims and these were officially adopted in1859; "This Institution has for its object the diffusion of literary, scientific, and other useful knowledge amongst its members, excluding all controversial subjects, religious or political. These objects are sought to be obtained by means of a circulating library, a reading room, the establishment of classes, debates, and the occasional delivery of lectures on natural and experimental philosophy, mechanics, astronomy, chemistry, natural history, literature, and the useful and ornamental arts, particularly those which have a more immediate reference to the colony." The Warrnambool Mechanics' Institute opened its first reading room in November 1884 in the National School building at the corner of Banyan and Timor Streets. The Institute was funded by member subscription, payable on a quarterly, half-yearly or yearly basis. Samuel Hannaford, the Manager of the Warrnambool Bank of Australasia, was the first Honorary Secretary of the Mechanics' Institutes, and an early President and Vice-President. He also gave several of the early lectures in the Reading Room. Another early Secretary, Librarian and lecturer was Marmaduke Fisher, the teacher at the National School. Lecture topics included The Poets and Poetry of Ireland', 'The Birth and Development of the Earth', 'The Vertebrae - with Remarks on the pleasures resulting from the study of Natural History' and 'Architecture'. In 1856 the Reading Room was moved to James Hider's shop in Timor Street, and by 1864 it was located in the bookshop of Davies and Read. In the 1860's the Mechanics' Institute struggled as membership waned but in 1866, after a series of fundraising efforts, the committee was able to purchase land in Liebig Street, on a site then called Market Square, between the weighbridge and the fire station. A Mechanics' Institute building was opened at this site in August 1871. The following year four more rooms were added to the main Reading Room and in 1873 the Artisan School of Design was incorporated into the Institute. The same year Joseph Archibald established a Museum; however, it deteriorated when he was transferred to Bendigo in 1877. In 1880, with Archibald's return to Warrnambool, the Museum was re-established, and in 1885 a new building was built at the back of the Institute to accommodate the re-created School of Design, the Art Gallery and the Museum. In 1887 the Museum section was moved to the former courthouse in Timor Street (for some time the walls of the building formed part of the TAFE cafeteria but all is now demolished)). In 1911 the Museum was transferred back to the original building and the management of the Mechanics' Institute was handed over to the Warrnambool City Council. The Museum and Art Gallery became one and housed many fine works of art, and the Library continued to grow. The building was well patronised, with records showing that at the beginning of the 20th century there were between 500 and 800 visitors. During World War One the monthly figures were in the thousands, with 3,400 people visiting in January 1915. The Museum was a much - loved Institution in Warrnambool until the contents of the Museum and Art Gallery were removed to make room for the Warrnambool City Council Engineers' Department. The contents were stored but many of the items were scattered or lost. When the original building was demolished the site became occupied by the Civic Centre, which included the new City Library. (The library was temporarily located in the old Palais building in Koroit Street.) In the process of reorganisation the Collection was distributed amongst the community groups: -The new City Library took some of the historical books and some important documents, historic photographs and newspapers. -The Art Gallery kept the 19th Century art collection and some of the artefacts from the museum. -The Historical Society has some items -The State Museum has some items -Some items were destroyed -Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village has old newspapers, Government Gazettes, most of the Mechanics' Institute Library, ledgers and documents connected to the Mechanics' Institute Library, some framed and unframed artworks and some photographs. The Warrnambool Mechanics' Institute Library book collection is deemed to be of great importance because it is one of the few collections in an almost intact state, and many of the books are now very rare and of great value. The Pattison Collection, along with other items at Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village, was originally part of the Warrnambool Mechanics' Institute’s collection. The Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute Collection is primarily significant in its totality, rather than for the individual objects it contains. Its contents are highly representative of the development of Mechanics' Institute libraries across Australia, particularly Victoria. A diversity of publications and themes has been amassed, and these provide clues to our understanding of the nature of and changes in the reading habits of Victorians from the 1850s to the middle of the 20th century. The collection also highlights the Warrnambool community’s commitment to the Mechanics’ Institute, reading, literacy and learning in the regions, and proves that access to knowledge was not impeded by distance. These items help to provide a more complete picture of our community’s ideals and aspirations. The Warrnambool Mechanics Institute book collection has historical and social significance for its strong association with the Mechanics Institute movement and the important role it played in the intellectual, cultural and social development of people throughout the latter part of the nineteenth century and the early twentieth century. The collection of books is a rare example of an early lending library and its significance is enhanced by the survival of an original collection of many volumes. The Warrnambool Mechanics' Institute’s publication collection is of both local and state significance. In a Canadian Canoe Author: Barry Pain (Barry Eric Odell Pain) Publisher: Henry & Co Date: 1891 The label on the spine with the typed text PAT 827 PAI Pastedown front endpaper has a sticker from Warrnambool Mechanics Institute and Free Library covered by a sticker from Corangamite Regional Library Service shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, warrnambool, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, shipwrecked-artefact, book, pattison collection, warrnambool library, warrnambool mechanics’ institute, ralph eric pattison, corangamite regional library service, warrnambool city librarian, mechanics’ institute library, victorian library board, warrnambool books and records, warrnambool children’s library, great ocean road, in a canadian canoe, barry pain -
Federation University Historical Collection
Photograph - Black and White, Three Men at Port Said, 1933, 4/9/1933
Frank Wright was a renown resident of Smeaton, where he was born. He lived at Laura Villa, and attended Smeaton State School. His father William was a gold miner and his mother's name was Sarah. Their family won many singing and instrumental awards. Frank was tutored by Percy Code and was awarded a gold medal for the highest marks in the ALCM examinations in the British Colonies at the age of seventeen years. He became the Australian Open Cornet Champion by the age of eighteen. A year later, Frank conducted the City of Ballarat Band, and later the Ballarat Soldiers’ Memorial Band. He formed the Frank Wright Frisco Band and Frank Wright and his Coliseum Orchestra. These bands won many South Street awards, and Frank as conductor won many awards in the Australian Band Championship contest. In 1933 Frank Wright sailed to England to conduct the famous St Hilda’s Band and was later appointed Musical Director of the London County Council, where he organized many amazing concerts in parks, in and around the London district. He was made Professor of Brass and Military Band Scoring and conducted at the Guildhall of Music and Drama. Frank was often invited to adjudicate Brass Band Championships around Europe, in Australia, including South Street and in New Zealand. The Frank Wright Medal at the Royal South Street competition is awarded to an individual recognized as making an outstanding contribution to brass music in Australia..1) Black and white photograph of three men dressed in suits and wearing Egyptian hats. They are standing on a footpath with a large palm tree behind, a fence to the left and part of a car and building to the right. The men are from the left Tony Hanlon, Dan Barry and Frank Wright. The place is Port Said. .2) Frank Wright wearing an Egyptian hat.Written in pencil on back - Tony Hanlon (left), Dan Barry (centre), Frank Wright, Port Said 4/9/33 Printed on back - Carte Postalefrank wright, dan barry, tony hanlon, port said, conductor -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, James and Edna Brown and family, c.1950
Family – James Donald Brown | Edna Lily Brown (nee Cockcroft) Children – Gwenneth Edna and Donald Charles The Brown family lived in Dudley Street, Eltham during and after World War 2. Photo taken about 1950 The car is a 1928 Erskine, Victorian registration AF-174 Edna Lily Brown was the daughter of Charles Cockcroft, Grocer, cnr of Main Road and York Street, ElthamBlack and white print also negative copy of print (roll of 35mm black and white negative film, 3 strips Ilford FP4)Details inscribed in blue ink on back of photo1928 erskine, af-174, car, donald charles brown, edna lily brown (nee cockcroft), gwenneth edna brown, james donald brown, vehicles, victorian registration -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - PMHPS, 10th Annivesary Meeting, Port Melbourne Uniting Church, Ann Smallpage, 25 Aug 2003
46 photographs of 10th anniversary PMH&PS meeting held 2003 at the Uniting Church. Helen Barry and Rose Barrycelebrations fetes and exhibitions, port melbourne historical & preservation society, pmhps, helen barry, rose barry -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - PHOTOGRAPH: JACK & JEAN CANNON, 1980
Coloured photograph of John (Jack) and Jean Cannon in a Gold Moulded Timber Frame with a brief summary of their work with the Bendigo Theatre Co on back, Donated by Mr Atkinson related to Mary ReibyBarry Searle Photographyperson, family, personal portrait, jack & jean cannon, bendigo theatre co -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Book - Report, Grampians National Park Draft Management Plan, 1985
For Public comment to National Park Service, Victoria. A Division of the department of Conservation, Forest and LandsSoft Cover with B/W Photo of aerial view of ranges of Grampians. Black taped Spine binding.$5 Barry Clugston -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Ed WHITING, Helen BARRY and Rose BARRY, PMHPS meeting, Cricketers Arms, Cruikshank Street, Port Melbourne, 27 Jan 2003
Set of 15 photos of PMHPS Members at 1st meeting 2003, Cricketers Arms : Edwin WHITING, Helen BARRY, Rose BARRYsocieties clubs unions and other organisations, edwin whiting, helen barry, rose barry, port melbourne historical & preservation society, pmhps -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Photograph - 'D'Estaville', Barry Street, c.1970
The Melbourne artist Alma Agnes Marion Figuerola, was the daughter of Juan Pedro Narciso Figuerola (1869-1919) and Alice Lucinda Walker Hanson (1889-1969). Each of their three daughters grew up to be involved in the arts: Alma as a painter; Carmen Irene (1906-1993) as a short story writer, poet and teacher of dancing; and Sylvia (also Silvia) Lyla Alice (1911-1992) as a composer and cellist. The first art lessons Alma Figuerola received were with Oscar Binder. Later she attended the art school established by the Melbourne 'tonalist' [Duncan] Max Meldrum (1875-1955). She graduated from his school in 1920, participating in her first group exhibition in the same year. Solo exhibitions of her work were to be held in 1933 at the Meldrum Gallery in Elizabeth Street, in 1937 and 1945 at the Athenaeum Gallery at 188 Collins Street, and in 1951 at Georges Gallery in Collins Street. Throughout her extensive career she participated in group exhibitions, usually with artists of the Meldrum School, and as a member of the Twenty Melbourne Painters, of which she was invited to become an associate in 1935. In 1953, her portrait of Professor ES Hills was entered in the Archibald Prize Competition of the Art Gallery of New South Wales. A resident of Kew from the 1930s - 51 Studley Park Road, often with her mother, her sister Carmen, or both - from c.1942 until her death she lived at 'D’Estaville', 7 Barry Street. From the late 1930s she is recorded as actively contributing to the arts at a local level. In 1939 and 1940 she participated in art exhibitions at the Hawthorn Municipal Library organised by Jessie Carbines. From 1944 to 1951 she co-organised successive Kew Arts Festivals, initially in the Presbyterian Church Hall in Highbury Grove and later at the Recreation Hall in Wellington Street. A foundation member of the Kew Historical Society in 1958, Alma Figuerola remained an active member of the Society until her death on 8 December 1970. She predeceased her two sisters who both died in the 1990s and who are buried at Andersons' Creek Cemetery in Warrandyte.Part of a photographic series which is historically and aesthetically significant. The photographs record the interiors and exteriors of D'Estaville, an historic Kew mansion in the 1960s, and also its owner, Alma Figuerola, a pupil of Max Meldrum, and a notable Melbourne artist who lived in Kew.D'Estaville, Barry Street, Kew. The facade facing Barry Street. The original front of the property faced Studley Park Road where the front door is still located. Alma Figuerola was a foundation member of the Kew Historical Society. She died in 1970.australian artists, d'estaville -- 7 barry street -- kew (vic), alma figuerola -- melbourne artists -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Slide - House, cnr Fellows and Barry Streets, 1979
One of a group of slides taken by members of the Society of built heritage in Kew in 1979-80. The selection of subject matter reflects the priorities of the period. The colour of some slides has degraded. This particular slide is of 'Fairholme' on the corner of Barry and Fellows Street. The building is listed by the National Trust (Victoria). The citation on the Historic Buildings Register states: 'Fairholme is of State architectural significance as a distinctive free Romanesque Revival residence. Built in two stages, 1889 for solicitor Edward Smart and early this century for importer, J K Meritt, the singular architectural character of Fairholme is achieved by combining window bays and groups of windows with a two-storey gabled porch. The deliberate and distinctively asymmetrical composition is emphasised by Art Nouveau pressed cement detailing (coprosma) on a bowed balcony and the two-storey timber verandah, which is typical of the Edwardian period. The architects were Reed, Henderson & Smart (1889) and C Gordon McCrae (c 1900-1). Internally a grand entry hall with inglenook, staircase and gallery follow the Arts and Crafts quality of the exterior. Classified: 17/03/1993'The slides represent a snapshot in time of built architecture in Kew, much of which has changed in the forty-plus period since they were created. 35mm colour transparency (slide) of 'Fairholme' (1889) on the north-east corner of the intersection of Fellows and Barry Streets, Kew. The photo was developed in May 1979.barry street -- kew (vic.), fellows street -- kew (vic.), historic houses -- kew (vic.), architects -- reed henderson & smart, architectural styles -- romanesque revival, j k merritt -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Graham BRIDE, Emily LOCK, Rose BARRY and Helen BARRY, PMHPS meeting, Cricketers Arms, Cruikshank Street, Port Melbourne, 27 Jan 2003
Set of 15 photos of PMHPS Members at 1st meeting 2003, Cricketers Arms : Graham BRIDE, Emily LOCK, Rose BARRY, Helen BARRYsocieties clubs unions and other organisations, port melbourne historical & preservation society, pmhps, graham bride, emily lock, helen barry, rose barry -
St Patrick's Old Collegians Association (SPOCA)
Photograph - SPOCA, Annual Dinners
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Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Sand sliding, Barry’s Beach, 1925-1926
Sepia photograph of a woman sliding down a sand dune, with ocean in the background. Helped by a man and another person kneeling in the background.Sand sliding at Barry’s Beachphotographs, barry’s beach, phillip island, berry’s beach, phillip island, social life and customs -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - UNIFORMS OF THE AUSTRALIAN COLONIALS
book: UNIFORMS OF THE AUSTRALIAN COLONIALSAlbert Festberg, Barry Videonaustralia, military, uniforms, australian defense force, uniforms, colonial uniforms -
Peterborough History Group
Book, C.E.Sayers, Of Many Things, 1972
Book contains information about early Peterborough: survey and settlers, schools and wrecks.Provides insight into the early formation of the township of Peterborough and its terrain.Hardcover 188 page book with indexInscription "donated by Barry Jenkins"peterborough history, irvine family, peterborough school, shipwrecks, shipwreck coast, great ocean road, warrnambool, peterborough shipwreck -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - BENDIGO ADVERTISER COLLECTION: SPORTS STAR AWARDS PRESENTATIONS
Black and white photograph, 1 man, photograph of Barry Michael in a white suit making a speech. Bendigo Advertiser description on back of photo: Barry Michaelrecreations, sports, awards -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Eltham Feed Store, cnr Main Road and York Street, c.1985, c.1985
General store and house built by C.R. Nicholl's in late 1925 at the same time J.N. Burgoyne built his store. Nicholl's sold the store and three allotments in York Street 1931. During the 1950s when the Moar family lived at No. 11 the grocery store was run by Cockcrofts. After Cockcrofts it was Davis and they turned it into a hardware store and timber yard at the side. [Note: dated based on negatives 01791 (20 Jan 1986) as service station and pricing for fuel very similar period; possibly late 1985]Reflects on the changing nature of the local street-scape and housesRoll of 35mm colour negative film, 7 stripsKodak CL 200 5093eltham, york street, main road, eltham feed store, shops, 1985, general store -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - CONSTABLE JOHN BARRY COLLECTION: REFERENCE MATERIAL
Folder containing research conducted on Constable John Barry and his family by Alison Edmunds, the donor of the collection items. Biographies on John Barry (1838-1910); his father Thomas Barry (1809-1866) his sons John and Thomas and his first wife Margaret (-1860) and Bridget Agnes (Kenevan) his second wife are enclosed. Also enclosed : * 'Barry' entry in Debrett's Peerage. * Copies of newspaper articles that relate to the family and the coach building business of the Barry brothers, John and Thomas, in Lyttleton Terrace, Bendigo.person, bendigo, constable john barry -
Darebin Parklands Association
Planting to screen shed, 1979
B&W photograph. Pictured left, Barry Arnstein. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - CONSTABLE JOHN BARRY COLLECTION: DICTIONARY OF DERIVATIONS OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Blue hard cover book. On front ' Dictionary of Derivations of the English Language', impressed into cover. Inside on first page, signed by Thomas Barry, the son of Constable John Barry.person, bendigo, thomas barry -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - BARRY MCNAUGHT - TRAVEL AGENCIES
Black and White Photo of Travel Agent Barry McNaught, Businessman Warren Cambridge and an unknown person, Markings on photo read 'Barry McNaught', 'Travel Agencies', 'Warren Cambridge'photograph, portrait, barry mcnaught, barry mcnaught, travel agencies, warren cambridge -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Unknown
One of a collection of photographs donated by Bruce BennettBlack & White copy of a photo showing the San Remo Pier with rail line. San Remo buildings in the background with another pier.On back: "San Remo - Barry collection"san remo pier, san remo, bruce bennett -
Geelong Cycling Club
Medals, 1998
Medals were presented by the Geelong West Cycling Club until the year 2002. Medals have always been given as recognition of achievement in competitive events.Medals in bronze and gold coloured metal conglomerate. The front of the medals depict an olive wreath around the circumference, and has a racing cyclist painted on the disks in the centre. On the reverse side are inscriptions with the purpose of the race and the year. "GWCC/Barry Hoppen Memorial/1998"gwcc; barry hoppen memorial; 1998; -
Federation University Historical Collection
Photograph - Black and White, Visitors to the Ballarat School of Mines Small Business Centre
Left to right: D?, ?, Barry Jones, John Mildren, M.P..small business centre, ballarat school of mines small business centre, barry jones, john mildren, doug sarah -
Running Rabbits Military Museum operated by the Upwey Belgrave RSL Sub Branch
Photo
Peter Clarke, Peter Sampson, Barry Piper & Graham Donaldpicture, c2000, general -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Literary Work, Poem written after the Battle of Long Tan ( no title shown)
It was 6 RAR's song, sung to the Green Berets by Barry Satlerbattle of long tan, 6 rar, vietnam war, 1961-1975 - poetry -
Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages
Periodical, La Trobe University Department of Linguistics, La Trobe working papers in linguistics, 1995
Features 'Classifying Victorian languages' by Barry Blake and Julie Reidmaps, word lists, chartslinguistics -
St Patrick's Old Collegians Association (SPOCA)
Photograph - Culture, Performing Arts, Concerts
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St Patrick's Old Collegians Association (SPOCA)
Photograph - SPOCA, Annual Dinners