Summary
Framed photograph of men and women at the Bank Officials Association (B.O.A) Ball, held at the St Kilda town hall in Melbourne, 1923. Banking unions began emerging after the First World War, in 1918. E.C. Peverill from the National Bank of Australasia in Victoria was instrumental in establishing the Bank Officials' Association in 1919. The Bank Officials' Association was renamed the Australian Bank Officials' Association (ABOA) in 1938.
Description of Content
A large crowd of men and women in a ballroom, posing for the camera. Men are wearing suits and bowties; women are wearing ballgowns and some are holding balloons
Physical Description
Dark brown wooden frame with glass. Black & white photograph. Text on mount below photograph. Handwritten text on reverse of frame. Picture framer's sticker (red text, white background) on the reverse of the frame.
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Acquisition Information
Loan & Subsequent Assumed Donation from Australian Bank Employees' Union (ABEU), 20 Jul 1990
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Organiser of Event
Australian Bank Officials Association, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1923
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Format
Photograph, Black & White
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Inscriptions
Below photograph: ' B.O.A. BALL / ST. KILDA TOWN HALL / 1923 ' Reverse, top right, handwritten: ' B.O.A. Ball / St Kilda Town Hall / 1923 / 1923 ' Reverse, sticker: ' W. & G. DEAN / PICTURE / FRAMES / ARTISTS MATERIALS / HOME DECORATORS / EQUITABLE / PLACE / & / 346 LT. COLLINS ST. MELB.'
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Overall Dimensions
323 mm (Width), 17 mm (Depth), 270 mm (Height)
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