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Group photograph of Bailey's Gymnasium, posing in shorts and bare chests and their arms folded. A boy 'mascot' sits in the front centre. This photograph is of the 18 members, 3 trainers and boy mascot of Bailey's Gymnasium, Fitzroy, circa 1926. Bailey's Gymnasium was on Smith Street, between Johnston and Kerr Streets, Fitzroy. In the centre of each row are the three trainers. The young and not so young men of Fitzroy and Collingwood would keep fit with gymnastics, wrestling and boxing.
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Acquisition Information
Copied from Mr Peter James Doolan, 08 Dec 2006
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Place & Date Depicted
Bailey's Gymnasium, Smith Street, Fitzroy, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, circa 1926
Place Depicted Notes: The site of this photograph, Bailey's Gymnasium, was on Smith Street, between Johnston and Kerr Streets, Fitzroy. Source of Date Depicted: Contributor's information. -
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Doolan, Joseph; Dunbar, P; O'Brien, Ted; other men unknown
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Digital file, TIFF, Black & White
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Billboard advertisement in image: 'SEDAN CAR SERVICE\x{2026}'
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