Summary
One of 10 black and white picturegram images sent between Sydney and Melbourne by the Post Master General's Department on Siemens Karolus Telefunken equipment. Images depict various themes including landscapes, cartoons, maps and a horse race.
Description of Content
Cartoon drawing of telegraph equipment and books with a man's head attached. One of the spines on a book reads, 'How the PMG'S Dept. won the Great War'.
Physical Description
Black and white picturegram mounted on brown cardboard.
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Australia: Post Master General's Department (PMG), 25 Oct 1938
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Place & Date Depicted
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Organisation Named
Wireless Branch, Australia: Post Master General's Department (PMG), Sydney, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, circa 1938
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Organisation Named
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Format
Photograph, Monochrome
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Inscriptions
Hand written in black ink on the front of the cardboard; 'No 20948.' Hand written in black ink on the back of the cardboard; '(5)' Hand written in grey pencil on the back of the cardboard; 'No. 20948 / (10 examples)'
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Image Dimensions - Photograph
198 mm (Width), 148 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Facsimile Telegraphy, Postal Services & Communications, Radio Transmitter Equipment, Written Communications, Telegraph Equipment, Cartoons
