Summary
Coloured image of the cover of the Australian War Museum catalogue. The War Museum was first located in one of the pavilions of the Melbourne Exhibition Building from 1922 to1925, before moving to Sydney, where it was renamed the Australian War Memorial Museum. It was moved to Canberra in 1941. Taken from the Catalogue of the Australian War Museum, Cat. No. 96.234.
Description of Content
Photo of the cover of the Australian War Museum, set to a green/ light blue background. Image shows an Australian soldier in uniform holding a rifle with a bayonet on the end in both hands.
Physical Description
Black and white photograph.
More Information
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Collection Names
Royal Exhibition Building Collection, Research Photograph 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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Place
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Format
Photograph, Colour
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Inscriptions
The incription reads, 'The relics and records of Australia's effort in the Defence of the Empire 1914-1918.'
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Classification
Royal exhibition building, Building & infrastructure, Australian war museum
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Dimensions
102 mm (Width), 152 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Australian army, Australian Military Forces, Australian Museum, Museum History, Royal Exhibition Building, World War I, 1914-1918
