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Photograph - Decorated cable grip or dummy - King George V, 1919

  • Decorated cable grip or dummy - King George V

    Decorated cable grip or dummy - King George V

  • Decorated cable grip or dummy - King George V - wider view

    Decorated cable grip or dummy - King George V - wider view

  • Decorated cable grip or dummy - King George V
  • Decorated cable grip or dummy - King George V - wider view

Historical information

Photo of the dummy or grip car decorated for the Celebration of Peace July 1919. Decorated dummy and car which, electrically illuminated, traversed the Melbourne cable tramways in celebration of peace, on the evenings of Monday and Tuesday, the 14th and 15th July, 1919. Photographed in a car house or depot.
Refer to items 4255 and 4256 for further details.

Significance

Yields information the grip car decorated for the Celebration of Peace.

Physical description

Black and White photograph on plain paper. Second copy has a wider view and plain back.

Inscriptions & markings

First view has TMSV Sales stamp and note on rear.

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