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Moorabbin Air Museum
Manual (Item) - Sydney Jewish Museum Collection of WW I Images, Digital Image Archive The Sydney Jewish Museum A Collection of WW1 Images
... Sydney Jewish Museum Collection of WW I Images...Digital Image Archive The Sydney Jewish Museum A Collection... First Street Moorabbin melbourne Sydney Jewish Museum Collection ...Sydney Jewish Museum -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Booklet (Item) - Museum - Shuttleworth Collection - , Warden Aerodrome, Biggleswade, Bedfordshire
... Museum - Shuttleworth Collection - , Warden Aerodrome...Museum - Shuttleworth Collection - , Warden Aerodrome... Museum - Shuttleworth Collection - , Warden Aerodrome ... -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Document, Museum Collection, 1991
... Museum Collection...museum collection... Boulevard Richmond melbourne Document Museum Collection ...Correspondence with Victoria College Rusden re Museum Studies students working with Burnley historical collection on 3-day projectmuseum collection, museum studies, rusden, students -
National Wool Museum
Knitted decoration
... Mural, in the National Wool Museum collection.... Mural, in the National Wool Museum collection.... Mural, in the National Wool Museum collection. Knitting - French ...Knitted gnomes intended for addition to the Eastern Beach Mural, in the National Wool Museum collection.Knitted gnomes intended for addition to the Eastern Beach Mural, in the National Wool Museum collection.knitting - french, schofield, ms aileen -
Inverloch Historical Society
000707 - Photograph - 1997 - Korumburra - Bob Newton Museum - Brick Collection - from Nancye Durham
... 000707 - Photograph - 1997 - Korumburra - Bob Newton Museum... Newton Museum - Brick Collection - from Nancye Durham ... -
Inverloch Historical Society
000708 - Photograph - 1997 - Korumburra - Bob Newton Museum - Brick Collection - from Nancye Durham
... 000708 - Photograph - 1997 - Korumburra - Bob Newton Museum... Newton Museum - Brick Collection - from Nancye Durham ... -
Inverloch Historical Society
000709 - Photograph - 1997 - Korumburra - Bob Newton Museum - Rabbit Trap Collection - from Nancye Durham
... 000709 - Photograph - 1997 - Korumburra - Bob Newton Museum... Newton Museum - Rabbit Trap Collection - from Nancye Durham ... -
Clunes Museum
Photograph - PHOTOGRAPHS
... Clunes Museum packed their collection and it was placed... the Clunes Museum collection ... to move the Clunes Museum collection Nil Clunes Museum packed ...Clunes Museum packed their collection and it was placed into storage whilst the redevelopment of the building at 36 Fraser Street, Clunes was undertaken. Commencement of this redevelopment was in 2012 Team Members; Catherine Jenkins,Frank Harris, Reg Kennedy, Maureen Harris, Lyn Anmad, Betty Duncan, Karen Byrnes, Kerryn Quemard, Rob Anderson, Reg Kinnersley, Judith Fawcett, Ann Merrett, Marg McFarlane, Andy Hill, Ruth Duncan, Pat Cook, Phil Taig, Ian McFarlane, Barb Adam, Norah Campbell, Jane McClure, Anne Mielke, Marcia Harris, Catherine King, Betty Duncan, Robert Campbell24 Colour photographs of people preparing to move the Clunes Museum collection Nilclunes museum redevelopment, 2012 -
The Adam Lindsay Gordon Commemorative Committee Inc.
CD, Gold Museum Adam Lindsay Gordon Collection
... Gold Museum Adam Lindsay Gordon Collection... Gold Museum Adam Lindsay Gordon Collection ... -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Book, Koorie Heritage Trust, Koorie, 1991c
... Trust Bernard Hames Collection Museum of Victoria Creative ...Oldest culture - Yarra River and Port Phillip - Religion - Serpents - Fire - In 1830 - First contacts - Massacre map - Survival - Identity - Resistance and rights (Pastor Sir Douglas Nicholls) - Land rights - From hand-out to hand-back - Aborigines in war - Sportspeople - Cultural heritage.Paperback; 57, [3] pages : illustrations, maps, ports ; 30 cm.ISBN 0724198105aborigines, social customs, koorie, victoria -
The Beechworth Burke Museum
Photograph, 1997
... museum collection... as part of a Vic Tour Stamp, with items from the Burke Museum... Tour Stamp, with items from the Burke Museum Collection ...This photograph is recorded as having been taken in the North East Victoria Regional Tourist Authority, Wangaratta and depicts an exhibition display of items and interpretative labels associated with the Kelly Gang. The display was reportedly laid out as part of a Vic Tour Stamp, with items from the Burke Museum Collection.This photograph is of social significance due to its connection with the Burke Museum as well as the Kelly Gang. The Kelly Gang story is integral to the formation of the Australian identity and highlights the Irish oppression during the 1880s. Ned Kelly is an Australian icon, mythologised in Australian literature, art, folklore and history, and the Kelly Gang permeates Australia's national consciousness. The significance of the Burke Museum is also highlighted here, as the photograph shows the importance of the Kelly story to the Beechworth area and local identity, as well as its significance within the museum collection. The photograph is of strong research potential due to its depiction of the Kelly Gang history in Australia and its presentation of a historical museum exhibition which toured from Beechworth to other Victorian locations. With a depiction of the exhibition and associated label, the photograph provides insight into how the language and historical interpretation of Kelly Gang has developed, and how cultural and social opinions which are often shaped by exhibition displays, have shifted. Black and white rectangular photograph printed on matte photographic paper.Obverse: Gold Cradle / History / Claim 1835 / The north east is rich in history. It was the home of Ned Kelly, the 'Man from Snowy River' and (???) dog Mogan. Century old buildings are common and (???)nders of the gold rush days are everywhere / V. R. / £8000 Reward / Robbery and Murder / (indeterminate) Reverse: The historical display laid out in VICTOUR / 1997 3135 / North East Victoria/ Regional Tourist Authority/ P.O. Box 250/ Wangaratta. 3577 /BMMA03324burke museum, ned kelly, kelly gang, museum collection, exhibition, display, gallery, museum, exhibit -
Federation University Historical Collection
Drawing Equipment, Ruler, Straight /Parallel Lines
... museum collection... thinking it may have nostalgic relevance to the Museum Collection... thinking it may have nostalgic relevance to the Museum Collection ...The item was a donation to Ballarat School of Mines sometime in the early forties. It was handed in to Geoff Biddington thinking it may have nostalgic relevance to the Museum Collection. He handed it on to Bill Ryan who was the collector - Museum Exhibit. The type of solid brass ruler may have been used in Drawing Offices of Consultants - Engineers, Architects, Surveyors. Brass rule with straight edges. Mounted on grooved roller mounts. Lifting knobs at each end. Polished wooden box (blackwood) with brass hinges and clips.brass, ruler, engineers, architects, surveyors, museum collection, geoff biddington, bill ryan, exhibits -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Document, Museum Talk, 2019
... About the history of museums and collections... meeting about the history of museums and collections... of museums and collections and the process relating to the donation ...A talk given by Patty Boxhall on 17 Aug 2019 at a WHS meeting.A talk given by Patty Boxhall on 17 Aug 2019 at a WHS meeting about the history of museums and collections and the process relating to the donation of artifacts to the W.H.S.A talk given by Patty Boxhall on 17 Aug 2019 at a WHS meeting. museum, boxhall, patty, whitehorse historical society -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Dianne Warren on Wedding Day, 30/09/1978
... wedding dress is in Museum Collection - NA2767 30 Sep 1978.... wedding dress is in Museum Collection - NA2767 30 Sep 1978. warren ...Coloured photograph of Dianne Warren on Wedding Day. Her wedding dress is in Museum Collection - NA2767 30 Sep 1978.warren, dianne -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Young Woman
... is part of Museum Collection. See NA597 -NA599.... Historical Society's Museum. Trouseau set is part of Museum ...Tinted photo of young woman who made trousseau set in Nunawading and District Historical Society's Museum. Trouseau set is part of Museum Collection. See NA597 -NA599.leach, nancy, nunawading and district historical society -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Young Girl
... is part of Museum Collection. See NA597 -NA599.... of Museum Collection. See NA597 -NA599. leach nancy nunawading ...Black and white photo of young girl who made trousseau set in Nunawading and District Historical Society's Museum. Trouseau set is part of Museum Collection. See NA597 -NA599.leach, nancy, nunawading and district historical society -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Memorabilia, Memorabilia of John Downing
... with his items for the museum collection. It includes his C/V... Downing which came with his items for the museum collection ...Various documents donated by John Downing which came with his items for the museum collection. It includes his C/V; personal information; Report on missions & a list of the memorabillia he donated (several copies).john downing -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Film - Film, DVD, NVVM Film, DVD Slide Show: Private Errol Noack, 28 March 1945 - 24 May 1966 (Copy 1), 2016
... etc. which form part of the Museum's collection of Private... form part of the Museum's collection of Private Noack's items ...A collection of black and white, coloured photos, and letters of Private Errol Noak's National Service Call Up papers etc. which form part of the Museum's collection of Private Noack's items.(Copy 1)private errol noack, national service - australia -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room
Framed photograph, WW1 Funeral for a German officer, c. 1917
... the Museum's Whyte collection.... Photo from the Museum's Whyte collection ...Framed b&w photo of 8 member armed funeral escort in position along each side of a light truck presumably carrying the coffin of a German officer. The vehicle has some camouflage foliage on it and a wreath mounted in front on the radiatorCaption: WW1 Funeral for a German officer. Photo from the Museum's Whyte collection -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room
Framed Photograph, WW1 Captured Turkish Officers, c 1917
... the Museums Whyte Collection... from the Museums Whyte Collection ...Framed b&w photo of five seated Turkish Officer POW'sCaption: WW1 Captured Turkish Officers Photo from the Museums Whyte Collection -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room
Framed Photograph, WW1 Captured Turkish Cavalry, 1917
... the Museums Whyte Collection ... Photo from the Museums Whyte Collection WW1, Turkish POW ...Framed b&w photo. In foreground is a Turkish soldier standing by his horse . There are several soldiers and horses in the backgroundCaption: WW1 Captured Turkish Cavalry Photo from the Museums Whyte Collection ww1, turkish pow -
Surrey Hills Historical Society Collection
Book, Conservation and restoration for small museums, 1981
... specifically the problems encountered in small museum collections... museum collections, including a lift-out supplement listing ...Bibliog., 101 p. 23cm and 1 booklet (18p) This book covers specifically the problems encountered in small museum collections, including a lift-out supplement listing possible chemical and equipment suppliers in various Australian States.Front page: stamp of : Dr. W. R. C. Bennett / Director of Radiology / another stamp: RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT /PRESTON & NORTHCOTE COMMUNITY HOSPITALmuseum conservation methods, suppliers-chemical and equipment -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room
Framed Photograph, WW1 German Headquarters -Samak, Palestine, c 1917
... from Museums Whyte collection... Headquarters Samak, Palestine. Photo from Museums Whyte collection ...Framed b&w photo of HQ facility on coast. Three tents in foreground, four cars parked nearby, Radio antenna to the leftCaption: WW1 German Headquarters Samak, Palestine. Photo from Museums Whyte collection -
The Beechworth Burke Museum
Photograph, 14/05/1979
... to museum collection – provides a recent context with which ...Taken on 14 May 1979, this photo depicts Mr Alan J. Dunlop and his wife presenting a 2.86-gram solid gold nugget found in the Beechworth area more than 100 years ago, to the Shire President, Councillor Mrs Valerie Mason. The gold is reported as attached to a small amount of milk quartz mounted onto a tie pin, and was donated to the Burke Museum by the Dunlop family. Alan Dunlop, pictured, was Sir Edward 'Weary' Dunlop's older brother. The tie pin artefact being donated in this photograph is entered into the Victorian Collections, and records that the nugget was found in the Beechworth Goldfields by Mr Fred McIntosh, in the last 1800s. Fred McIntosh, the husband of Elizabeth (Bessie) Dunlop (the sister of Alan & Edward's father, John) had the nugget made into tie pin and presented it to the Dunlop Family. Furthermore, Valerie 'Val' Mason was the first female president of the former Beechworth Shire for two terms and a councillor for nine years. This photograph is of historic significance as it depicts known individuals who have connections to key Australian figures. Alan Dunlop is the brother of famous war doctor Edward 'Weary' Dunlop, and both men are Beechworth locals. The object Alan holds is a tie pin made from gold found by the Dunlops' uncle, and the provenance of the item – from goldfield to family collection to museum collection – provides a recent context with which to interpret the significance of gold-mining on present and future generations, as well as strong research potential on minerals known to be sourced in the area. In conjunction with other photographs in the collection, this photograph visually documents the donation and acquisition of the tie pin artefact into the Burke Museum Collection. In addition, it depicts Valerie ‘Val’ Mason, in her role as the president of the former Beechworth Shire. Val was the first female in this role, which she held for two terms, and was a councillor in the Shire for nine years. This photograph is of social significance as it depicts two well-known and respected Beechworth locals handling a key artefact of significance to the Beechworth Goldfields. It also shows the Burke Museum in 1979, providing research potential for those interested in the history of the development of the museum's collection. Colour rectangular photograph printed on matte photographic paper.Reverse: Polacolor (Registered Trademark symbol) Type 108 / LR / Mrs Valerie Mason / Mr Dunlop (Weary's brother) / Mrs Vivian Payne (erased) / 14-5-1979 A.J. Dunlop & wife with Cr. Mason /L85052P gold, nugget, tie pin, pin, beechworth, burke museum, goldrush, goldfield, dunlop, edward dunlop, weary dunlop, alan dunlop, valerie mason, fred mcintosh, gold mining, donation, museum, collection, president, councillor, shire, female -
Wodonga & District Historical Society Inc
Booklet - Mining the Collection: Discover Albury's Hidden Treasures, Damian Kelly et al, May 2011
... museum collection albury... and museum museum collection albury exhibitions albury Mining ...Mining the Collection was an Arts NSW funded project in which nine community members and four artists were invited to discover and select works from Albury City's seven cultural collections. The collections were Indigenous Collection, Textile Collection, Social History Objects Collection, Social History Collection (paper based), Photography Collection, Works on paper Collection (Drysdale, drawings) and the Painting Collection. The community members selected individual pieces for the artists to respond to in their chosen medium. All four artists – Arthur Wicks, Ponch Hawkes, Treahna Hamm and Frank Burgers – have a connection with the region and a national profile. The artists' responses to the individual works chosen for them and the range of works selected became an exhibition that introduced visitors to the collection and to the contemporary artworks it inspired. This is a publication to accompany that exhibition.non-fictionMining the Collection was an Arts NSW funded project in which nine community members and four artists were invited to discover and select works from Albury City's seven cultural collections. The collections were Indigenous Collection, Textile Collection, Social History Objects Collection, Social History Collection (paper based), Photography Collection, Works on paper Collection (Drysdale, drawings) and the Painting Collection. The community members selected individual pieces for the artists to respond to in their chosen medium. All four artists – Arthur Wicks, Ponch Hawkes, Treahna Hamm and Frank Burgers – have a connection with the region and a national profile. The artists' responses to the individual works chosen for them and the range of works selected became an exhibition that introduced visitors to the collection and to the contemporary artworks it inspired. This is a publication to accompany that exhibition. albury art gallery and museum, museum collection albury, exhibitions albury -
The Beechworth Burke Museum
Geological specimen - Malachite, Unknown
... Burke Museum Collection... and significance of this mineral. Burke Museum Burke Museum Collection ...This specimen is a copper-carbonate malachite mineral. It is often found as crystalline aggregates or crusts, which have a banded agate-like appearance while also commonly found as botryoidal clusters of radiating crystals. Malachite is often bright green in colour, with dark green and blackish blooms or stripes/bands throughout the mineral. This particular specimen was recovered from the Burra Burra Copper Mine located Burra, South Australia. By the 1860's, South Australia was known as the "Copper Kingdom" due to its large amount of copper mines and huge success in the copper mining industry. Burra Burra was no exception to this phenomena, as this mining company was greatly famous and successful, being nicknamed the "Monster Mine". It was first established in 1848 and was the largest metal mine in Australia up until 1860. This specimen is significant as it highlights the historic use and value of malachite and the rarity of the mineral. Malachite is a rare gemstone which has been used in various ways historically. It has been cut and sculpted into beads for jewellery use as its rich colour and distinct yet unique patterns have made it a well sought after gemstone. Its' continued use over time only heightens the value and significance of this mineral.A hand-sized solid copper-carbonate hydroxide mineral specimen in shades of blue, green and copper tones throughout.MALACHITE / (Copper carbonite) / Locality: Burra, South Aust. | Malachite / Burra Burra / South Australia / (good specimen) / needs a wash / BBburke museum, burke museum collection, beechworth museum, beechworth, geological specimen, geological, mineral, mineraology, copper carbonate, malachite, burra burra mine, copper mining -
The Beechworth Burke Museum
Photograph - Lantern Slide, 1901
... Burke Museum Collection... Burke Museum Collection Photograph Monochrome Queen Victoria ...This glass slide captures the unveiling of the two cannons at Queen Victoria Park which were secured by Sir Isaac Isaacs and presented to Beechworth in 1901. In the foreground, elegantly dressed ladies and dapper gentlemen can be seen gathering around the park's iconic rock, with excited children looking on from the sides. Atop of the rock stands an intricately designed gas lamp that has since been removed but evidence of its existence still remains. The unveiling of these two cannons would have been a celebratory affair for those in attendance, marking a momentous occasion for Beechworth residents that was captured in this lantern slide. Sir Isaac Isaacs was an influential figure in Beechworth, having grown up and studied there. He began his education at the Common school and eventually graduated as dux of the Beechworth Grammar School. His commitment to public service was evident early on and he was elected to the Legislative Assembly in 1892, representing Bogong, a district which included Yackandandah and Beechworth. During his time in office he pushed for better education, healthcare, employment opportunities and housing for the people of Beechworth. Lantern slides, sometimes called 'magic lantern' slides, are glass plates on which an image has been secured for the purpose of projection. Glass slides were etched or hand-painted for this purpose from the Eighteenth Century but the process became more popular and accessible to the public with the development of photographic-emulsion slides used with a 'Magic Lantern' device in the mid-Nineteenth Century. Photographic lantern slides comprise a double-negative emulsion layer (forming a positive image) between thin glass plates that are bound together. A number of processes existed to form and bind the emulsion layer to the base plate, including the albumen, wet plate collodion, gelatine dry plate and woodburytype techniques. Lantern slides and magic lantern technologies are seen as foundational precursors to the development of modern photography and film-making techniques.This glass slide captures social and historical significance as it represents a moment of celebration for Beechworth residents and symbolises an important milestone in the town's history. This lantern slide stands testament to a special moment in Beechworth’s history and its significance continues to be remembered today. It is also an example of an early photographic and film-making technology in use in regional Victoria in the time period.Thin translucent sheet of glass with a circular image printed on the front and framed in a black backing. It is held together by metals strips to secure the edges of the slide. burke museum, beechworth, lantern slide, slide, glass slide, plate, burke museum collection, photograph, monochrome, queen victoria park, rock, victoria, cannons, isaac isaacs, governor-general, politicians, judges, indigo shire, north-east victoria, 19th century, nineteenth century, parks -
The Beechworth Burke Museum
Photograph - Lantern Slide, c1900
... Burke Museum Collection.... Beechworth Lantern Slide Slide Glass Slide Plate Burke Museum ...Beechworth's Anglican Church, Christ Church St Peter and St Paul, has served the Beechworth community since 1858 in its present form, following its beginnings in a tent in 1855. The Victorian branch of the National Trust classified the building as regionally significant in 1959 and the organ as of significance to the nation in 1992. Building a place for Anglican worship was a priority in the early days of Beechworth's settlement as the town was a site of regional administration due to its association with the economic and social expansion of Victoria during the Gold Rush period. The Church garden features several significant trees monitored by the Beechworth Treescape Group, including a cork oak growing near the Ford Street entrance, an Atlantic cedar, a bunya or bunya-bunya pine and two kurrajongs. Some of these long-established trees may be visible in this lantern-slide image. Lantern slides, sometimes called 'magic lantern' slides, are glass plates on which an image has been secured for the purpose of projection. Glass slides were etched or hand-painted for this purpose from the Eighteenth Century but the process became more popular and accessible to the public with the development of photographic-emulsion slides used with a 'Magic Lantern' device in the mid-Nineteenth Century. Photographic lantern slides comprise a double-negative emulsion layer (forming a positive image) between thin glass plates that are bound together. A number of processes existed to form and bind the emulsion layer to the base plate, including the albumen, wet plate collodion, gelatine dry plate and woodburytype techniques. Lantern slides and magic lantern technologies are seen as foundational precursors to the development of modern photography and film-making techniques.This glass slide is significant because it provides insight into Beechworth's social amenities and religious infrastructure in the late Nineteenth Century. It is also an example of an early photographic and film-making technology in use in regional Victoria in the time period.Thin translucent sheet of glass with a square image printed on the front and framed in a black backing. It is held together by metals strips to secure the edges of the slide.Obverse: 1 /beechworth, lantern slide, slide, glass slide, plate, burke museum collection, photograph, monochrome, christ church, indigo shire, north-east victoria, churches, architecture, anglican, religion, atlantic cedar, organ, magic lantern, christ church st peter and st paul, beechworth treescape group, cork oak, bunya pine, bunya bunya, kurrajong, quercus suber, cedrus atlantica f. glauca, araucaria bidwillii, brachychiton populneus -
The Beechworth Burke Museum
Photograph - Lantern Slide, c1900
... Burke Museum Collection... Museum Collection Photograph Monochrome town hall town hall ...This image shows a pathway in the gardens adjacent to Beechworth's Town Hall at the beginning of the Twentieth Century, around the time of Australia's Federation. The pathway leading to a circular rotunda or covered seating area with a steep conical roof is lined with shrubs set in grass verges that appear to be covered with snow. It is unknown whether the snowfall or a factor to do with the gardens occasioned the taking of the image, which at the time may have been an exotic practice. Climate records going back to 1908 indicate that snow in winter is not unusual due to Beechworth's elevation and orientation, and the Town Hall itself was built in 1859. Lantern slides, sometimes called 'magic lantern' slides, are glass plates on which an image has been secured for the purpose of projection. Glass slides were etched or hand-painted for this purpose from the Eighteenth Century but the process became more popular and accessible to the public with the development of photographic-emulsion slides used with a 'Magic Lantern' device in the mid-Nineteenth Century. Photographic lantern slides comprise a double-negative emulsion layer (forming a positive image) between thin glass plates that are bound together. A number of processes existed to form and bind the emulsion layer to the base plate, including the albumen, wet plate collodion, gelatine dry plate and woodburytype techniques. Lantern slides and magic lantern technologies are seen as foundational precursors to the development of modern photography and film-making techniques. This glass slide is significant because it provides insight into Beechworth's social amenities and climate in the early Twentieth Century, around the time of Australia's Federation into one nation. It is also an example of an early photographic and film-making technology in use in regional Victoria in the time period. Thin translucent sheet of glass with a circular image printed on the front and framed in a black backing. It is held together by metals strips to secure the edges of the slide.burke museum, beechworth, lantern slide, slide, glass slide, plate, burke museum collection, photograph, monochrome, town hall, town hall gardens, snow, rotunda, magic lantern, indigo shire, north-east victoria, nineteenth century, 1900s, twentieth century, emulsion slides -
The Beechworth Burke Museum
Photograph - Lantern Slide, c1900
... Burke Museum Collection... Slide Glass Slide Plate Burke Museum Collection Photograph ...This image appears to show nurses at what is now the Mayday Hills Mental Asylum arriving for work in approximately 1900. These individuals are part of a long history of nursing in Beechworth. Three medical or social welfare facilities opened in the mid-1800s as part of a push by the township to become a regional centre for Government services. These were the Ovens District Hospital (opened in 1857), the Ovens Benevolent Asylum (opened in 1863), and the Beechworth Mental Hospital (opened in 1867 and renamed Mayday Hills Hospital at Centenary celebrations in 1967). It was recognised that the unsettled living conditions, poverty and relative isolation of the Goldfields environment could produce 'mental disturbances' which required local treatment facilities as services in Melbourne were too far away. Carole Woods' publication 'A Titan's Field' describes activities undertaken by patients at Beechworth Mental Hospital as including monthly balls and occasional concerts as well as work to make the facility self-supporting such as farm work and making clothes. She mentions a report in 1870 that the approximately 300 patients were clean and neat with 'no-one in restraint or seclusion' but that by 1905 the organisation had 623 patients which placed strain on building infrastructure such as heating and water supplies, leading to high turnover of nurses and other issues. A program of building works to extend and improve facilities followed over subsequent decades. Lantern slides, sometimes called 'magic lantern' slides, are glass plates on which an image has been secured for the purpose of projection. Glass slides were etched or hand-painted for this purpose from the Eighteenth Century but the process became more popular and accessible to the public with the development of photographic-emulsion slides used with a 'Magic Lantern' device in the mid-Nineteenth Century. Photographic lantern slides comprise a double-negative emulsion layer (forming a positive image) between thin glass plates that are bound together. A number of processes existed to form and bind the emulsion layer to the base plate, including the albumen, wet plate collodion, gelatine dry plate and Woodburytype techniques. Lantern slides and magic lantern technologies are seen as foundational precursors to the development of modern photography and film-making techniques This glass slide is significant because it provides insight into Beechworth's social and medical amenities in the early Twentieth Century, around the time of Australia's Federation into one nation. It is also an example of an early photographic and film-making technology in use in regional Victoria in the time period.Thin translucent sheet of glass with a rectangular image printed on the front and framed in a black backing. It is held together by metals strips to secure the edges of the slide.Obverse: i /burke museum, beechworth, lantern slide, slide, glass slide, plate, burke museum collection, photograph, monochrome, magic lantern, indigo shire, north-east victoria, nineteenth century, 1900s, twentieth century, emulsion slides, nursing, nurses, mental hospitals, lunatic asylums, asylums, social services, social welfare, insane asylums, mental health, infrastructure