Summary

Colour glass lantern slide of photographs of two male heads. Made by Alex. Gunn & Sons, Melbourne Victoria, circa 1930s.

One of a set of over 420 lantern slides, used by lecturer Walter S. Binks, a popular psychology and vocational guidance lecturer based in Melbourne, Victoria. Binks gave lectures throughout Australia in the 1930s and 1940s. Binks advertised his lectures as associated with the Australasian Opportunity League or Universal Opportunity League. Binks used the slides to suggest relationships between physiognomy and personality.

Binks reproduced these two profiles in his book, The Golden Key, or The New Science of Analysing Character (Melbourne, 1923). These were presented as contrasting types: the man on the left will think before acting; the man on the right acts before thinking, is the more' feminine' type, and would be better fitted for typewriting work, 'where only subconcious thought but very wuick action is required'.

Purchased by the donor at an opportunity shop. The collection was stored in three wooden trays (two compartments in each tray), and 95 slides stored separately. Many of the slides were produced in Melbourne from images and cuttings presumably supplied by Binks.

Description of Content

A photographic image of a man's face in profile next to a picture of another man's face in profile. The man in the photo has white/grey hair and is clean shaven. The man in the picture has dark brown hair and a dark brown moustache.

Physical Description

Standard format (3 1/4 x 3 1/4 inch square) colour lantern slide.

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