Summary
Photographic envelope containing four black and white negatives, and three black and white photographs of the American Fleet at Port Melbourne, 1925. The 43 vessels of the American Fleet arrived in Melbourne during its Australian tour on 23 July 1925. Thousands of people gathered at Port Melbourne, and were treated to an 'excellent display' of American seaplanes which had been 'catapulted' from vessels near the heads. The occasion was soured when a Federal Government party, including the Prime Minister was unable to voyage down the bay to greet the Fleet 'owing to the disgraceful conduct of a few fireman and greasers' making pay demands. The Fleet left Melbourne on 6 August.
Part of a collection of paper-based ephemera relating to the life of Miss Elsie Storie, a middle-class Melbourne woman who was born around 1895, lived through both wars, and remained in Melbourne all her life.
Physical Description
Paper envelope, two internal pockets printed with Kodak promotions.
More Information
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Mr John Millward, Mrs Millward, 2007
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Place & Date Symbolised
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Organisation Named
Kodak (Australasia) Pty Ltd, Australia, Australia, circa 1925
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Previous Owner
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Inscriptions
Hand written in blue ink on the inside of the envelope; 'American Fleet / at Port Melbourne 1925'
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Overall Dimensions - Closed
75 mm (Width), 120 mm (Height)
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References
AMERICAN FLEET ARRIVES. (1925, July 24). The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), p. 11. Retrieved July 14, 2015, from [Link 1]
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Keywords
Manufacturing, Photography, Packaging, Photographic Products