This photograph commemorates a visit by American Fashion Models to Prestige Textile Studio in July 1950. Melbourne’s Myer Emporium in conjunction with Neiman Marcus, Dallas, Texas presented the first American Fashion Parades in Australia in July 1950. Ruth Hancock, the leading model and buyer for Neiman Marcus, directed the Parades, and the eighteen year old modelling prodigy, Carmen dell’ Orefice, described by Cecil Beaton as ‘the world’s most beautiful woman’ was one of the stars of the runway. In a bid to encourage a market for Australian textiles in the United States, the models visited textile manufacturers and design studios in Melbourne, such as Yarra Falls Mills and Prestige Studios, one of Melbourne’s premier textile design studio. Ann Carew, 2020This photograph is historically significant for its association with Prestige Textile Studio, and it's association with the Australian Textile Industry. It highlights the role that Myer Melbourne played in promoting the Textile Design Industry and Australian Fashion to the United States of America.Black and white photograph of 8 models from the US, laying on the floor of the Prestige Studios. Names of the various models have been drawn on the floor from the foreground to the background of the photo, with eagles and stars in between each name.Models pictured include Ruth Hancock, Carmen Dell'Orefice, and Margaret Edwards.USA MODELS / VISITING AUSTRALIA carmen dell' orefice, prestige textile studio, ruth hancock, margaret edwards, fashion, rmit design archives, models, usa

Copy photograph of a small photograph contained within item Reg. No. 587. Photograph is of MMTB 110, on a horse drawn jinker at Ballarat Railway Station, May or Jun 1930. Caption on 587, says "No. 110 ready to go to depot". Hi Res scan added 25/3/2011trams, tramways, ballarat, new trams, m class, railway station , tram 110, tram 25

Plan drawn on waxed paper. Written on plan 'Full size Drawing of part of entrance door for G. Lansell, Esq' Plan shows line drawings of side elevations of Frame, Stile, Pelmet, Stile, Frame. On bottom of plan purple ink stamp 'Vahland & Getzschmann, Architects, Sandhurst'.Vahland & Getzschmann, Architects, Sandhurst.bendigo, house, fortuna villa

Three page typed copy of an article appeared in Engineering 1887 on Melbourne cable tramways construction. Carbon copy of typing on both sides of 1 sheet and 1 sheet of pink paper with hand drawn copy of a map in 4 colours. Image of document added 25/8/2013.trams, tramways, melbourne, cable trams, construction

Black and white image of a horse drawn wagon with a lot of women and children seated or standing in the tray. There are three men sitting on the front bench, one of which is holding the reins. There is also a man standing on the ground beside the carriage. Printed on the side of the carriage are the words MARRIOT MACKIE RD BENTLEIGH

Colour front cover, drawn image of people carrying a pole with a rectangular bucket suspended on the pole, the people wear hats and the sky is an orangey colour. Back cover has some quotes from nurses featured in the book as well as a blurb describing the book. Book is covered in clear contact.non-fiction"Hunger and humiliation were just some of the privations endured by those members of the Australian Army Nursing Service who were captives of the Japanese during World War II. Of the thirty-two held in Sumatra and on Banka Island, twenty-four survived the severe physical conditions in the prison camps. Another group captured in Rabaul were held in Japan, where the cold was as bitter as their hunger. This is the dramatic account of those Australian nurses, of their struggles and their support for each other through the long years of war and captivity. In includes the horrifying story of Vivian Bullwinkel, the sole survivor of the callous massacre on Banka Island where twenty-three women were ordered into the sea and shot. It records the degradation of the daily 'tenko', the starvation and appalling lack of hygiene, but also tells how the women were at times able to rise above these miseries through their concerts and the soaring harmonies of the voice choir. Catherine Kenny interviewd many of the nurses and collected photographs, diaries and letters from the Australian War Memorial as well as from the women themselves." Blurb on back cover of book.wwii, world war 2, world war two, japan, pow, pows, prisoners of war, prisoner of war, australian army nursing service, mitliary nursing, australian army

Image on newspaper. Top third of the page contains the title - Australasian Sketcher / With Pen and Pencil . Under this is a black and white drawn image of a large octopus in the water. There are also rocks and cliffs. Under the image are the words: An Octopus seen in Portland Bay. From a sketch by Mr H. Butler, Portland.No. 41 - VOL IV / Melbourne, Saturday, May 13 1876 / Price 6doctopus, marine, sealife, portland bay, newspaper, drawing

Hand made woollen tapestry (could be machine made) of a Zoo horse drawn Tram framed within a wooden frame. Paper backing with a cotton hanging strip stapled into the sides of the frame. Frame by the Glen Waverley Picture Framing, 698 High St Road, Glen Waverley. C1980.On rear in ink at the top - "Donated to Hawthorn Tram Museum Feb. 19th 2012 Ron Scholten"trams, tramways, zoo tram, tapestry, souvenirs, memorabilia, tram 100

Digital image of the front of the Adelaide factory of Duncan & Fraser with a HTT tramcar body, bodies for Ford motor cars and various horse drawn vehicles out front, with marketing banners, advertising hoarding's and details of their products on the factory, See also Reg Item 5281 for a photograph of the tram body.trams, tramways, htt, duncan fraser, new trams, tram bodies, adelaide

Black and white photograph of Flinders St Station looking from St Paul's Cathedral with many people, motor cars and horse drawn vehicles. Has a W class tram in Swanston St and a bus by the kerb. Tram may be W 224. c1926 Numerous signs are visible as well.On the rear in ink, "Neg - Bob Lilburn Collection Prob 224"trams, tramways, flinders st station, swanston st, w class, tram 224

Plan drawn in red and black ink on waxed paper. On top of plan 'Details of Balcony and Verandah for G. Lansell Esq' written in black pen cursive script. Other detail labelled 'Principal Cornice of Balcony'. On bottom of plan stamped in purple ink: Vahland & Getzschmann, Architects, Sandhurst'.bendigo, house, fortuna villa

The blank autograph book was gifted to Mavis Hucker Christmas 1929 and used by her throughout 1930 to collect signatures and homilies from her fellow students at Clarendon Presbyterian Ladies College. Entries feature poems, proverbs and hand-drawn artwork. Historic significance due to insight into work ethic amongst female students in the 1930's. Social significance to the school due to personal signatures of studentsTiny red-leather bound blank book titled 'My album' featuring plastic picture inset on front cover; sewn bindingInside front cover: 'Wishing Mavis / A merry Xmas / 1929'mavis-hucker, 1929, 1930, 1930's, clarendon-presbyterian-ladies-college, c-p-l-c, boarding, margaret-lester, jean-lloyd, phyllis-cutbush, winifred-davies, m-k-hope, grace-monteith, gladys-hucker, jean-irwin, margaret-baxter, j-howell, m-geddes, alice-abraham, nellie-veitch, maude-harkinson, n-crawford, d-veale, merle-tully, jean hook, kathleen-vernon, nancy-redman, i-constance-ross, b-garbutt, thelma-johnston, margaret-maconachie, e-graham, olive-ladlow, dulcie-burton, leata-burgin, verna-edson, boustead, sheila-mcdougall, e-henderson, amy-richards, lucy-shaw, gweneth-adams, e-etherton, r-ralph, jean-muir, j-stewardson, joan-chibnall, e-johnston, j-baird, dulcie-excell, dulcie-hucker, m-phillips, frankie-stevenson, phyllis-mitchell, mary-alston, beth-lelean, una-sloss, jean-mccallum, jean-tippett, lorna-mccoll, joyce-dyason, nella-robinson, j-mccartney, bessie-mclennan, merle-tolliday, g-shannon, m-garbutt,

Corporal Francis John Papworth (VX66806) served in the 2/2 Australian Commando Squadron in Timor, New Guinea and Borneo, Tarakan during World War II. His pencil drawn images of the John Viera and his family during 1942. This work of soldiers is significant as a work produced by a serving soldier on location during WWII and is a unique example of an artistic work showing the men and their surroundings at the time. Strong provenance as part of the family collection.Multiple pencil drawings on white paper board showing three drawings images of John Viera and his family by Corporal F. J. Papworth during his Commando service on Timor in 1942 during World War II. One of the drawings is of John Viera, five rough drawings and a sketch of the Viera family group.john viera and his family during 1942

The Baptist Church was built in 1881 in Tucker Road, in 1916 on land donated by Henry Box, a local market gardener. The wooden Church was moved to the to Vickery Street Bentleigh, the current site of the Bentleigh Baptist Church . The removal was made on a horse drawn jinker.The Baptist Church was integral to the spiritual well being and social life of the early settlers.22 Page typed document which outlines the history of the Baptist Church, Bentleigh.early settlers, parish of moorabbin, city of moorabbin, county of bourke, shire of moorabbin, market gardeners, baptist church bentleigh, vickery street, religion, bentleigh

View of Sturt Street looking west from the Ballarat Homecoming publication. Buildings of interest include the Ballarat Town Hall, City Mutual Building and Marks & Co. You can also see both horse drawn cabs and the electric tram.sturt street, ballarat, ballarat town hall, city mutual, marks & co, electric tram, horse drawn cabs, streetscape, public, commercial, ballarat homecoming

Project: Tower Hill State Game Reserve Natural History Centre drawn by Robin Boyd of Romberg & Boyd . Drawing no. 14. Water damaged copy of Drawing no 14 (item PL145.1), The bottom right hand corner is missing and paper sellotaped.Working Drawing, Dyeline

The photograph shows Ballarat 21 at the City tram terminus, Sturt and Lydiard St with the Town Hall in the background. Has an SEC roof advertisement promoting electric cooking. All the weather blinds on the tram are drawn. Photo late 1960s or early 1970s.Yields information about tram 21 and tram services to Lydiard St North.Black and white print on paper.tramways, ballarat, tram 21, sturt st, ballarat town hall

Chaponnel Bush and Allen Butcher’s Shop Main Street Stawell built 1876. Butchers in aprons and horse drawn carts lined up in the street in front Note the Bullocks Head in centre of Parapet. Also Wertheim Sewing Machines on building beside it.stawell business streetscape

On the inside cover "Profiles of various parts of the tramway tracks, Ballarat Feb. 22, 1916. The profiles have been drawn in pencil from measurements at many locations. Gives the outline of the rail showing wear since 1905, location, and rail weight.Demonstrates and ESCo record of rail track wear after some 10 years of operation.Notebook - black card cloth based covers containing approx 50 ruled pages.tramways, ballarat, tracks, rail profiles, rails, esco

" The Boer War" Thomas Pakenham has written the first full scale history of the war since 1910.Soft cover book with soft plastic dust cover. Soft cover - cardboard, black and red coloured print on front, spine and back. Yellow colour background. Top front page in colour, 3 flags illustration. 659 pages, paper, cut, plain, white. Illustrated black and white photographs, maps and illustrations. Owner's label on front end paper. Soft plastic dust cover.Front end paper - printed owner's label " W & E R van der Eynden/ 6 Elvey Drive/ Kangaroo Flat 3555/ Victoria, Australia". Lower edge of pages - felt tipped pen, black ink - line drawn.books, history, the boer war

"La Verdure Aux Canards" (Greenery with Ducks) is a large scale, needlepoint picture created by the late Mrs Marion Averay (wife of the donor) between January 1971 and April 1972 whilst she and her husband were living in France. It has been worked in Gobelin stitch on a 19hpi linen canvas. The canvas and threads (wool and silk) were purchased from the Langlois tapestry manufacturers of France. The design is a copy of a handwoven 18th century Aubusson tapestry.handicrafts, langlois, averay, mrs marion

Photo 1 - looking north from the point where St Kilda Road widened after crossing Princes Bridge. Has the Edmund Fitzgibbon monument on the left. One cable tram set is making its way into the City. Has Flinders St Station in the background, along with a number of motor cars and one horse drawn vehicle behind the monument and another behind a sign. In the far distance is an advertisement for The Herald newspaper. Photo 1910c Photo 2 - looking south from near the end of the bridge, with seven cable cars in the view, along with motors cars and two horse drawn vehicles. Government House can be seen on the left horizon.Yields information about St Kilda Road c1910.Set of two black and white photographs of" .1 - St Kilda Road near City Road looking north - with Edmund FitzGibbon monument .2 - looking southtramways, trams, cable cars, flinders street station, st kilda road, princes bridge, monuments, edmund fitzgibbon

Royal Australian Navy - Uniform belonged to LS MTP E Rayner.1. Jumper/Barathea - long sleeve white polyester/cotton fabric with Navy blue collar attached, side zip under arm. Insignia to left sleeve depicting rank. Right side insignia depicts category. 2. Trousers - white polyester/cotton fabric, bell bottom. 3. Shirt - white polyester/cotton fabric, short sleeve, navy blue trim to square neckline. Insignia to left sleeve. 4. Silk - Black polyester black fabric to arrange around the collar. 5. Bow - white cotton tape. 6. Lanyard - white cord to arrange around neck. 7. Lid - white with black "Tally" band, sailors cap with Navy blue tape - chin strap. 1., 2. - Hand embroidered red cotton - "E RAYNER", 7. Handwritten, black ink, "LS MTP RAYNOR inside on the crown, Tally band - Embroidered gold thread "HMAS DERWENT'", on black band. " RED ANCHOR/TAILORED GARMENTS/ 65% POLYESTER 35% COTTON/ DO NOT BOIL, DRIP DRY, WARM IRON"ran, uniform

Black and white photograph donated in 2002 by Bob Sinclair. Shows front porch. Hand drawn plan of rear interior of Trinity Congregational Church. Shows plan of doors and windows as well as circular leadlight window and vestry doors. Not Known by whom or date.trinity congregational church, primitive methodist church., grange road., glen huntly, sinclair bob

Off to Boarding House Picnic 1913 in five horse drawn covered wagons. A group of women in hats and long dresses still waiting to board. A man in long white apron to right of photograph in front of vehicles. Large fir trees and gums in background.Boarding House picnic 1913Boarding House Picnic 1913local history, photographs, horse & wagon, picnics, sepia photograph, betty kus collection, horse drawn wagons, phillip island, bruce bennett