Summary
Note: This object includes a derogatory depiction of First Nations people. Such depictions are not condoned by Museums Victoria which considers them to be racist. Historical distance and context do not excuse or erase this fact.
Lantern slide of a cartoon by cartoonist Stan Cross of an First Peoples man and woman standing by a carousel at a fairground. Made by T.W. Cameron, Melbourne, Victoria, circa 1930s-1940s.
It is one of a set of over 420 lantern slides, used by lecturer Walter S. Binks, a popular psychology and vocational guidance lecturer based in Melbourne, Victoria. Binks gave lectures throughout Australia in the 1930s and 1940s. Binks advertised his lectures as associated with the Australasian Opportunity League or Universal Opportunity League.
Description of Content
Coloured drawing of a crowd of people at a fairground. An Aboriginal man and woman are standing beside a carousel and several people in the background.
Physical Description
Standard format (3 1/4 x 3 1/4 inch square) lantern slide.
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Geoff Tennant, 20 Sep 2006
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Artist
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Manufacturer
T.W. Cameron, Slide Specialist, 430 Bourke Street, Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, circa 1930s-1940s
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User
Walter S. Binks, 80 Swanston Street, Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, circa 1930s-1940s
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Format
Lantern Slide, Standard (3¼ in. x 3¼ in.), Colour
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Inscriptions
Printed on lower margin: "T.W. Cameron, Slide Specialist, 430 Bourke St., Melbourne". Numbered on label lower right, side one: "25". Numbered on label lower right, side two: "153".
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Classification
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Overall Dimensions
82 mm (Width), 82 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Carousels, Fairs & Carnivals, Indigenous Peoples, Racism, Lantern Slides, Cultural Stereotypes
