Summary
Part of a large photographic collection of glass plate and film negatives, photographic prints and photo albums, relating to the development of the electric power supply industry in Victoria, operated by the State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV) from 1919 to 1993 and various predecessor private and municipal power supply enterprises dating back to the late 1880s.
Description of Content
Line up for sack race at the Melbourne Electric Supply Company sports carnival & picnic held for workers and their families at Frankston, 1915.
Physical Description
Sepia toned black & white silver gelatin photographic print.
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Acquisition Information
Transfer from Public Record Office Victoria (PROV), Publicity Division, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), by Feb 1993
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Place & Date Depicted
Frankston, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1915
The Sports Ground depicted is possibly Jubilee Park, off Cranbourne Road, Frankston. -
Organisation Depicted
Melbourne Electric Supply Co. Ltd, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1915
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Format
Photograph, paper base, Silver gelatin print, Sepia
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Inscriptions
Handwritten in black ink on album page below photograph: 'Melbourne Sports, 1915.'
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References
Photograph appears in album HT 24137, on Page 25, bottom left.
