Historical information
This image shows part of a street procession moving along one of the main streets of Bacchus Marsh. It is probably Main Street Bacchus Marsh. The style of people's clothing in the picture suggests it is from around the 1890s or 1900s. The event associated with the street parade is not known. It is possibly part of the Bacchus Marsh branch of the Australian Natives Association (A.N.A,) annual sports festival which was held over the Easter period. Newspaper reports in the Bacchus Marsh Express in the 1900s report details of the various floats, themes and characters in the A.N.A annual sports event and they align to some degree with the people and activities in this image, and other similar images of street parades in Bacchus Marsh at this time.
Physical description
One digital file acquired from State Library of Victoria.
One print copy for BMDHS collection reproduced from digital file.
BMDHS Location: Photo Album - Entertainment and Recreation
Subjects
References
- BACCHUS MARSH A.N.A. SPORTS ON EASTER MONDAY. (1909, April 17). The Bacchus Marsh Express (Vic. : 1866 - 1943), p. 3. from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article90170159 Newspaper report of Bacchus Marsh A.N.A. Easter Sports festival including detailed report of the street procession.
- Source of image: "Penny farthings" at the Carnival, Bacchus Marsh, Pictures Collection, State Library of Victoria, H92.320/21. Photographer unknown.
