Summary

Image is part of a large photographic collection of glass plate and film negatives, photographic prints and photo albums, relating to the development of the electric power supply industry in Victoria, operated by the State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV) from 1919 to 1993 and various predecessor private and municipal power supply enterprises dating back to the late 1880s.

Description of Content

Boeing 247D aeroplane with 'Warner Bros Comet' written down the side pictured in a hangar at Laverton RAAF Base near Melbourne. Flown by Roscoe Turner & Clyde Pangborn in the 1934 MacRobertson Centenary Air Race finishing in third place. A woman is standing in the foreground.

Physical Description

Black & white silver gelatin photographic print.

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