Summary

Lantern slide of four well-known Australians, depicted as being in different occupations from those which made them famous. The lower right sketch shows famous cricketer Donald Bradman as an ice-cream vendor. Made by Alex. Gunn & Sons, Melbourne, Victoria, circa 1930s.

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. This slide would have been used to demonstrate the problem if a person was placed in the wrong vocation.

Purchased by the donor at an opportunity shop. The collection was stored in three wooden trays (two compartments in each tray), and 95 slides stored separately. Many of the slides were produced in Melbourne from images and cuttings presumably supplied by Binks.

Description of Content

Lantern slide. Image is of four caricatures of men in different occupations. The first man holds a top hat in his right hand. The second man appears to be a trumpet player. The third man is a butcher holding a tennis racquet with sausages draped over it. The fourth man is an ice cream vendor.

Physical Description

Standard format (3 1/4 x 3 1/4 inch square) colour lantern slide.

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