Historical information

On the 12th of April, 1999, the Arthritis Foundation of Victoria (AFV) held a Bone & Joint Ball at Sea Lake during National Arthritis Week as part of the Rural Access Project. This photo depicts several couples performing rock and roll swing dancing at the event.

Physical description

COL photo of several couples doing rock and roll dancing on the dancefloor in a large hall. One couple is dancing in the foreground. The woman is wearing an orange dress with a purple petticoat and the man is wearing a silver sequined jacket with black pants and a black Elvis Presley t-shirt. Several people are watching the performance while seated in rows of seats on the periphery. There are strings and clusters of white balloons decorating the hall in the ceiling space.

Inscriptions & markings

[On a white label, handwritten in black ink] Swinging at the bones & joint ball - Rural Access Project 1999 - Sea Lake