Summary
This stereograph is part of a collection of 403 stereographs depicting landmarks, cityscapes, portraits and sites across Europe, the United Kingdom, America, Australia and Egypt around the late 19th century. Photographers and publishers include the Rose Stereograph Company, Underwood & Underwood, John James Reilly, George Washington Wilson, E. Nessman, Edweard Muybridge, Bradley & Rulofson, Strohmeyer & Wyman Publishers, Kilburn Brothers, J. Andrieu, M. E. Wright, Francis Bedford, Giorgio Sommer, Poulton & Co., J. Clarke, Keystone View Company, B. L. Singley, J. F. Jarvis and Ancienne Maison F. P. F. & S.
Description of Content
The farewell parade of the Australian Expeditionary Force showing infantry troops marching along Collins Street with rifles and bayonets. Crowds of people line the street to the left. The Town Hall is pictured in the background.
Physical Description
Monochrome stereograph on brown card.
More Information
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
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Place & Date Depicted
Collins Street, Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Sep 1914
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Manufacturer
Rose Stereograph Company, Armadale, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Photographer
George Rose - Rose Stereograph Company, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Format
Stereograph, Monochrome
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Inscriptions
Printed in brown text on front of stereograph: 'THE ROSE STEREOGRAPHS / MELBOURNE, SYDNEY, WELLINGTON & LONDON / THE ROSE STEREOGRAPHS / MELBOURNE, SYDNEY, WELLINGTON & LONDON / 12,917. THE FAREWELL PARADE OF THE AUSTRALIAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCE. Infantry / Marching along Collins St., Melbourne, Vic. Copyright 1914 by Geo. Rose. / 12,917. THE FAREWELL PARADE OF THE AUSTRALIAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCE. Infantry / Marching along Collins St., Melbourne, Vic. Copyright 1914 by Geo. Rose.' Hand written in grey pencil on back of stereograph: 'ST 1364'
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Overall Dimensions
177 mm (Width), 95 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Australian Military Forces, Australians at War, Expeditions, Militaria: Australian, Military Forces, Parades, Rifles, Soldiers, Stereographs, Street Marches, Streetscapes, Tram Lines, Troops, Wars & Conflicts, Weapons, World War I, 1914-1918