Summary
Black and white photograph of a group of Australian servicemen being served with hot pies and coffee at a concert party at the Exhibition Building in 1942. Acquisiton from Australian War Memorial collection, neg. no. 000496.
Description of Content
Four main figures from left to right: a man just in photo with hat on; a man without a hat and without a belt holding a pie in his left hand and a coffee in his right; a man with hat and belt but with top button of uniform undone, smiling and holding onto bannister in foreground with left hand, with a pie nearby and a cup in his right hand; and a man without his hat, top button done up and wearing a belt, in his left hand a cup.
Physical Description
Black and white photograph.
More Information
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Collection Names
Research Photograph Collection, Royal Exhibition Building Collection
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Collecting Areas
Public Life & Institutions, Images & Image Making, Royal Exhibition Building
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Acquisition Information
Copied from Australian War Memorial (AWM), circa 1997
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Date Depicted
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Format
Photograph, Black & White
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Classification
Royal exhibition building, Building & infrastructure, Australian military forces
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Dimensions
203 mm (Width), 254 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Military Forces, Popular Culture, Royal Exhibition Building, Soldiers, World War II, 1939-1945
