Summary

Black and white, quarter plate negative featuring a street view of what appears to be Swanston Street, with the Flinders Street station dome visible in the background and large sign advertising a fight between boxers W. Stribling and Johnny Freeman on a building behind, which indicates this was likely taken in 1932. A parade float with several men standing on it is being pulled by highly decorated horses and crowds gather on the footpath.

This is possibly a parade featuring the Independent Order of Rechabites, as it came with several photographs of members of this group.

The provenance of this image is unclear, but it came from the Kodak corporate museum at Coburg.

This image is part of the Kodak collection of products, promotional materials, photographs and working life artefacts collected from Kodak Australasia in 2005, when the Melbourne manufacturing plant at Coburg closed down.

Kodak manufactured and distributed a wide range of photographic products to Australasia, such as film, paper, chemicals, cameras and miscellaneous equipment. Its client base included amateur and professional photographers, as well as specialist medical and graphic art professionals who used photography, x-ray and other imaging techniques.

Description of Content

Street view of parade with float pulled by decorated horses. Several men stand on the float, and crowds are gathered on the footpath in front of a row of multistorey buildings. A large dome, likely Flinders Street Station dome, is visible in the background.

Physical Description

Black & white glass negative, quarter plate, landscape format

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