Summary
Photograph showing Pablo Diaz waiting at a tram stop on the corner of Queen and Bourke Street, Melbourne, circa 1980. The Diaz family emigrated from Chile in 1974 to escape the political regime there.
Pablo's mother Alicia took him to the Myer Store, where they saw an exhibition on movies. The overalls he was wearing were his good clothes to go out in. The Diaz family had been in Australia for 6 years, having emigrated from Chile to escape the political regime there.
Description of Content
Boy in overalls, standing by a tram stop with metal barriers. The photographer is facing east. Two sets of tram tracks run along the street and two trams can be seen further down the hill, one going in each direction. High rise buildings line both sides of the street.
Physical Description
Digital image file. A digital photograph was taken of the original colour print.
More Information
-
Collection Names
-
Collecting Areas
-
Acquisition Information
Copied from Ms Alicia Diaz, 09 Dec 2006
-
Place & Date Depicted
Bourke Street, Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, circa 1980
Source of Date Depicted: Contributor's memory. -
Photographer
-
Individuals Identified
Diaz, Pablo
-
Format
Digital file, TIFF, Colour
-
Inscriptions
Kodacolour
-
Classification
Migration, Settlement - cultural & social life, Excursions & outings
-
Category
-
Discipline
-
Type of item
-
Keywords
Buildings, Children, Chilean Communities, Chilean Immigration, Cities, Trams
