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

Black and white photographList of pupil names attached to photograph: Back row (L-R): David Reese, Tobert Gruar, Ray Cornell, Ken Tuppen, Eric Brooks, John Allsop, David Lyall, Ray Horsey, Robert Finnis, John Murnane, Victor Greenham, David storrar, Andrew Sprogis, Volker Sawatsky. 3rd row: ?, Norma Treverton, Leslie Gibson, Valerie Noble, Margaret Rankin, Merle Kneebone, Noeleen D'Hurville, Dorothy Hancock, Lorraine Smith, Shirley Dobson, Iris Allen, Janice Garrett, Heather Anderson. 2nd row: Wendy Hatfield, Ruth Beveridge, Glenda Hall, Dawn Simpson, Jeanette Melville, Margaret Buck, Anne McDowell, Jennifer Pickford, Judith Nott, Lillian thompson, Margaret Denis. Front row: Barry Ring, Ashley Barker, Louis Stevenson, Terry Drummy, Ian Chambers, Ian Morris.

This set of 43 photographs was taken in August 1990 during the Australian Army Chief of the General Staff (CGS) and Regimental Sergeant-Major of the Australian Army (RSM-A) visit to the Army Survey Regiment, Fortuna, Bendigo. Lieutenant General Henry John Coates AC MBE was a senior officer in the Australian Army who served as Chief of the General Staff from 1990 to 1992. RSM-A WO1 Kevin ‘Lofty’ Wendt OAM BEM was the 2nd RSM to be appointed to the position of RSM-A, the most senior Warrant Officer position in the Australian Army. His appointment was from 1987 to 1990. The name of the CGS’s aide de camp officer is unknown. The CGS and RSM-A visit to the Army Survey Regiment is covered on page 145 of Valerie Lovejoy’s book 'Mapmakers of Fortuna – A history of the Army Survey Regiment’ ISBN: 0-646-42120-4. See Item 6154.6P for additional photos taken during the visit.This is a set of 43 photographs taken on the occasion of the Chief of the General Staff - Lieutenant General Henry John Coates AC MBE visit to the Army Survey Regiment, Bendigo in August 1990. Colour photographs are on 35mm negative film and scanned at 2400 dpi. They are part of the Army Survey Regiment’s Collection. .1) - Photo, colour, 1990. Arrival of the CGS at Fortuna Villa. L to R: unidentified RACT driver, CO LTCOL Rene van den Tol., unidentified aide de camp officer. .2) - Photo, colour, 1990. The CGS’s staff car, noting the 3 stars on red plate below the number plate. .3) - Photo, colour, 1990. Partners accompanying the tour delegation arrive at Fortuna Villa. Mrs Ruth van den Tol is 2nd from right, remainder unidentified. .4) - Photo, colour, 1990. The visitors gather at Fortuna Villa’s front steps. L to R: unidentified (x2), RSM-A WO1 Kevin ‘Lofty’ Wendt OAM BEM, unidentified (x2), Mrs Ruth van den Tol, unidentified. In background L to R: CGS LTGEN John Coates AC MBE, CO LTCOL Rene van den Tol. .5) - Photo, colour, 1990. The visitors gather at Fortuna Villa’s front steps. L to R: RSM WO1 Neville Stone, unidentified, RSM-A WO1 Kevin ‘Lofty’ Wendt OAM BEM, Mrs Ruth van den Tol, unidentified (x2). .6) - Photo, colour, 1990. The visitors gather at Fortuna Villa’s front steps. L to R: unidentified, RSM-A WO1 Kevin ‘Lofty’ Wendt OAM BEM, Mrs Ruth van den Tol, unidentified (x4). In background – RSM WO1 Neville Stone. .7) - Photo, colour, 1990. The visitors gather at Fortuna Villa’s front steps. L to R: RSM WO1 Neville Stone. unidentified, RSM-A WO1 Kevin ‘Lofty’ Wendt OAM BEM, unidentified (x4). Mrs Ruth van den Tol. .8) - Photo, colour, 1990. At Fortuna Villa’s front steps. L to R: RSM WO1 Neville Stone. RSM-A WO1 Kevin ‘Lofty’ Wendt OAM BEM. .9) - Photo, colour, 1990. CO LTCOL Rene van den Tol at left invites CGS LTGEN John Coates AC MBE to sign the Visitors’ Book outside the Messes. .10) - Photo, colour, 1990. Production Control Office. L to R: CO LTCOL Rene van den Tol, CAPT Roger Hancock, CGS LTGEN John Coates AC MBE, WO1 Colin Cuskelly. .11) - Photo, colour, 1990. Fortuna Villa Historic Tour. Unidentified visitors in the entrance foyer guided by CPL Le-Anne (Smallshaw) Shirley at far right. Mrs Ruth van den Tol faces the camera. .12) - Photo, colour, 1990. Descending the external stairway L to R: 2IC Maj Duncan Burns, CGS LTGEN John Coates AC MBE, unidentified aide de camp officer, CO LTCOL Rene van den Tol. .13) - Photo, colour, 1990. Air Survey Squadron brief L to R: LT Simon Buckpitt, OC MAJ Peter Clark, CO LTCOL Rene van den Tol, CGS LTGEN John Coates AC MBE, unidentified aide de camp officer. .14) - Photo, colour, 1990. Air Survey Squadron tour. CGS LTGEN John Coates AC MBE watches as CPL Darren Wilkinson operates a B8 stereo plotter on the AUTOMAP 2 system. .15) - Photo, colour, 1990. Air Survey Squadron tour. CGS LTGEN John Coates AC MBE views stereo aerial photography on a Wild B8 stereo plotter. .16) - Photo, colour, 1990. Air Survey Squadron tour. L to R: SSGT Andy Boath guides the CGS LTGEN John Coates AC MBE’s operation of a Wild B8 stereo plotter fitted with dual optics on the AUTOMAP 2 system. .17) - Photo, colour, 1990. Air Survey Squadron tour. L to R: SSGT Andy Boath explains a AUTOMAP 2 system feature coding menu to the CGS LTGEN John Coates AC MBE next to a Wild B8 stereo plotter. .18) - Photo, colour, 1990. Air Survey Squadron tour. L to R: SPR Paula (Golding) Brinsmead explains off-table map editing procedure to RSM-A WO1 Kevin ‘Lofty’ Wendt OAM BEM. RSM WO1 Neville Stone stands on the background. .19) - Photo, colour, 1990. Air Survey Squadron tour. L to R: SPR Paula (Golding) Brinsmead explains off-table map editing procedure to RSM-A WO1 Kevin ‘Lofty’ Wendt OAM BEM. .20) - Photo, colour, 1990. Cartographic Squadron brief. L to R: CGS LTGEN John Coates AC MBE, CAPT Dave McLachlan, CO LTCOL Rene van den Tol. .21) - Photo, colour, 1990. Cartographic Squadron tour. SPR Ian Baldwin demonstrates AUTOMAP 2 system cartographic editing on a Graphic Editing Workstation. Standing L to R: CAPT Dave McLachlan, CGS LTGEN John Coates AC MBE, CO LTCOL Rene van den Tol. .22) - Photo, colour, 1990. Cartographic Squadron tour. AUTOMAP 2 system cartographic editing demonstrated on a Graphic Editing Workstation. Standing L to R: LT Steve Hledik, unidentified aide de camp officer CAPT Dave McLachlan, 2IC MAJ Duncan Burns, CGS LTGEN John Coates AC MBE. .23) - Photo, colour, 1990. Lithographic Squadron brief. L to R: OC MAJ Bob Coote, CGS LTGEN John Coates AC MBE. .24) - Photo, colour, 1990. Lithographic Squadron tour. Aerial photograph film processing brief. L to R: CGS LTGEN John Coates AC MBE. OC MAJ Bob Coote, LT Marty Lyons in background. .25) - Photo, colour, 1990. Lithographic Squadron tour. Map separation film processing brief. L to R: OC MAJ Bob Coote, CGS LTGEN John Coates AC MBE. .26) - Photo, colour, 1990. Lithographic Squadron tour. Production of an orthophotomap proof brief. L to R: CGS LTGEN John Coates AC MBE. OC MAJ Bob Coote .27) - Photo, colour, 1990. Lithographic Squadron tour. KLIMCH large format camera brief. L to R: CGS LTGEN John Coates AC MBE, WO1 Bill Jones. .28) - Photo, colour, 1990. Lithographic Squadron tour. KLIMCH large format camera brief. L to R: CO LTCOL Rene van den Tol, CGS LTGEN John Coates AC MBE. .29) - Photo, colour, 1990. Lithographic Squadron tour. KLIMCH large format camera brief. L to R: CGS LTGEN John Coates AC MBE, WO1 Bill Jones, SPR Gavin Craggs. .30) - Photo, colour, 1990. Lithographic Squadron tour. Film enlargement/reduction process brief. L to R: WO1 Bill Jones, CGS LTGEN John Coates AC MBE, OC MAJ Bob Coote. Unidentified aide de camp officer, 2IC MAJ Duncan Burns in background. .31) - Photo, colour, 1990. Lithographic Squadron tour. Colour topographic map proof production brief. L to R: OC MAJ Bob Coote, CGS LTGEN John Coates AC MBE, WO1 Bill Jones. .32) - Photo, colour, 1990. Lithographic Squadron tour. L to R: CGS LTGEN John Coates AC MBE, OC MAJ Bob Coote. .33) - Photo, colour, 1990. Lithographic Squadron entrance. L to R: RSM WO1 Neville Stone, RSM-A WO1 Kevin ‘Lofty’ Wendt OAM BEM, unidentified, WO2 Rob Bogimul. .34) - Photo, colour, 1990. Lithographic Squadron entrance. L to R: RSM-A WO1 Kevin ‘Lofty’ Wendt OAM BEM. .35) - Photo, colour, 1990. Lithographic Squadron entrance. L to R: RSM-A WO1 Kevin ‘Lofty’ Wendt OAM BEM, WO2 Rob Bogimul. .36) - Photo, colour, 1990. Lithographic Squadron entrance. L to R: RSM WO1 Neville Stone, RSM-A WO1 Kevin ‘Lofty’ Wendt OAM BEM, WO2 Rob Bogimul. .37) - Photo, colour, 1990. Lithographic Squadron tour. Print Room introductions. L to R: in background – WO2 Rob Bogimul, Unidentified aide de camp officer. In foreground - CGS LTGEN John Coates AC MBE, OC MAJ Bob Coote, WO2 Jeff Willey, 2IC MAJ Duncan Burns. .38) & .39) - Photo, colour, 1990. Lithographic Squadron. RSM-A WO1 Kevin ‘Lofty’ Wendt OAM BEM addresses Army Survey Regiment personnel in the Print Room. .40) - Photo, colour, 1990. Lithographic Squadron. Presentation of the Army Survey Regiment unit plaque. L to R: RSM-A WO1 Kevin ‘Lofty’ Wendt OAM BEM, RSM WO1 Neville Stone. .41) to .43) - Photo, colour, 1990. Lithographic Squadron. RSM-A WO1 Kevin ‘Lofty’ Wendt OAM BEM addresses Army Survey Regiment personnel in the Print Room..1P to .43P – Not annotated. Stored with ‘CMDR 3MD Visit Mar 90’ film negative sleeve sets.royal australian survey corps, rasvy, army survey regiment, army svy regt, fortuna

This is a set of 41 photographs taken at the Army Survey Regiment (ASR) Officers Mess Ball held at the Fortuna Villa on the 17th of February 1990. Photos of personnel and their guests were taken on their arrival in the gardens at the front of the main building. The 3rd Military District Band provided the music. Formal photos were taken in Fortuna Villa’s cupola stairwell. The dance was held in the Ballroom on the top floor of Fortuna Villa with a civilian show band providing the music. The Dinner featuring in this set of photos was taken in Fortuna Villa’s Ballroom, Tavern and temporary 20’ x 30’ Army tents set up on the roadway in front of the transport compound. Contracted staff provided the catering, the ASR’s Australian Army Catering Corps (AACC) and RASvy Other Ranks performed stewarding and kitchen hand duties. Refer to items 9168.18P, 9169.33P, 9171.5P and 9172.12P for additional photographs taken at the Ball.This is a set of 41 photographs taken at the Officers Mess Ball held at the Army Survey Regiment, Fortuna Villa on the 17th of February 1990. The colour photographs are on 35mm negative film and are part of the Army Survey Regiment’s Collection. The photographs were scanned at 2400 dpi. .1) - Photo, colour, 1990. Unidentified contractors prepare the smorgasburg tables in the Ballroom. .2) - Photo, colour, 1990. Unidentified contractors prepare the smorgasburg tables in the Ballroom In readiness for guests. SPR Ross Anza at far right. .3) - Photo, colour, 1990. Smorgasburg tables in the Tavern In readiness for guests. .4) - Photo, colour, 1990. Unidentified AACC steward in front of the Ball mannequins. .5) - Photo, colour, 1990. The Ball mannequins. What a perfect couple! .6) - Photo, colour, 1990. L to R: LT Steve Hledik, LT Marty Lyons and their partners meet the Ball mannequins. .7) - Photo, colour, 1990. L to R: Unidentified guest, Ruth van den Tol and CO LTCOL Rene van den Tol meet the Ball mannequins. .8) & .9) - Photo, colour, 1990. L to R: Unidentified guests serve themselves at the smorgasburg tables. .10) - Photo, colour, 1990. L to R: CAPT Terry Lord, unidentified guest, CAPT Roger Hancock, remainder unidentified. .11) - Photo, colour, 1990. L to R: Unidentified guests (x2), Corps CMDT COL John Hillier (Retd), COMD 3MD BRIG P. Davies AM ADC, unidentified guest. .12) - Photo, colour, 1990. L to R: Unidentified guests (x2), Corps CMDT COL John Hillier (Retd), MAJ Neil Taylor, COMD 3MD BRIG P. Davies AM ADC, remainder unidentified. .13) - Photo, colour, 1990. L to R: Unidentified guests (x3), D-SVY COL Don Swiney MBE, MAJ B.J. Donaldson – US Exchange, unidentified guests (x3), CO LTCOL Rene van den Tol. .14) - Photo, colour, 1990. L to R: Unidentified guest, MAJ B.J. Donaldson – US Exchange, Glen Swiney, D-SVY COL Don Swiney MBE, unidentified guests (x3), CO LTCOL Rene van den Tol, remainder unidentified. .15) - Photo, colour, 1990. Unidentified stewarding contractors (x2), MAJ Robin Blackburn and his partner, remainder unidentified. .16) - Photo, colour, 1990. CO LTCOL Rene van den Tol and his partner Ruth. .17) - Photo, colour, 1990. L to R: LT Chris Topovsek, unidentified guests (x4), CAPT Dave Stephenson. .18) - Photo, colour, 1990. L to R: Unidentified guest, LT Cameron Kelly, unidentified guests (x2), LT Craig Hersant. .19) - Photo, colour, 1990. L to R: LT Garran Addison, unidentified guest, LT Craig Hersant, unidentified guest. .20) - Photo, colour, 1990. L to R: LT Craig Hersant, unidentified guest, LT Cameron Kelly. .21) - Photo, colour, 1990. CAPT Peter Parkes. .22) - Photo, colour, 1990. LT Simon Dobner. .23) - Photo, colour, 1990. MAJ Peter Clark, unidentified guest. .24) - Photo, colour, 1990. L to R: unidentified guests (x5), CAPT Roger Hancock, remainder unidentified. .25) - Photo, colour, 1990. L to R: unidentified guest, CAPT Roger Hancock, remainder unidentified. .26) - Photo, colour, 1990. L to R: unidentified guest, MAJ Ray Redman, unidentified guests (x4), MAJ Duncan Burns, MAJ Peter Gordon, unidentified guests MAJ Bob Williams, unidentified guest. .27) - Photo, colour, 1990. L to R: unidentified guests (x3), CAPT Noel ‘Nesty’ Coulthard, remainder unidentified. .28) - Photo, colour, 1990. L to R: unidentified guests (x3), CAPT Dave Stephenson, remainder unidentified. .29) - Photo, colour, 1990. MAJ Chris Mazur at far right, remainder unidentified. .30) - Photo, colour, 1990. The 3rd Military District Band. .31) - Photo, colour, 1990. LT Steve Hledik at left of guest in red dress, remainder unidentified. .32) - Photo, colour, 1990. L to R: unidentified guests (x4), CAPT Peter Parkes. .33) - Photo, colour, 1990. CAPT Roger Hancock in left foreground, remainder unidentified. .34) - Photo, colour, 1990. LT Marty Lyons 4th from left in background, remainder unidentified. .35) - Photo, colour, 1990. L to R: MAJ Peter Clark, unidentified guests (x2), MAJ Bob Coote and his partner. .36) - Photo, colour, 1990. Unidentified guest. .37) - Photo, colour, 1990. LT Cameron Kelly. .38) - Photo, colour, 1990. Unidentified guest. .39) to .40) - Photo, colour, 1990. Unidentified guests. .41) - Photo, colour, 1990. Unidentified steward and guests.There are no personnel identified. ‘Officers Ball Feb 90’ annotated on negative sleevesroyal australian survey corps, rasvy, army survey regiment, army svy regt, fortuna