Summary
Cinema advertising slide produced by the Forestry Branch of the State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV) for promoting the 'ABC' public campaign of bushfire prevention strategies.
Alternative Name(s): Lantern Slide
Description of Content
A slide used to educate the public in bush fire awareness. The image consists of a man fishing from within a lake, wearing a bue hat and carring a bag around his shoulder. There are handpainted trees in the background. A message accross the image from the Forestry Division, State Electricity Commission of Victoria, reads 'Preserve Scenes like this! Do all you can to PREVENT BUSH FIRES'.
Physical Description
Standard format (3¼ x 3¼ inch square) lantern slide, comprising two sheets of glass sandwiched together and sealed with adhesive paper binding tape around edge. The hand tinted black & white photographic image is printed the back of the front glass, protected by a cover sheet to prevent it being scratched.
More Information
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Collection Names
State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV) Collection, Victorian Bushfires Collection
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Collecting Areas
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Issued By
Forestry Branch, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), Victoria, Australia, circa 1950s
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Organisation Named
Forestry Commission of Victoria (FCV), Victoria, Australia
Forests Commission (of Victoria) (1918 - 1983) State of Victoria From1918 Victoria, Australia To1983 -
Format
Lantern Slide, Standard (3¼ in. x 3¼ in.), Hand Coloured
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Language
English
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Inscriptions
Text printed within the image of the slide: 'Preserve Scenes like this!/ Do all you can to/ PREVENT BUSH FIRES/ Issued by the Forestry Division, S.E.C., Victoria.' Printed text on binding tape of slide: 'T.W. CAMERON, SLIDE SPECIALIST, / 430 Bourke Street. Phone MU 4377.'
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Classification
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Type of item
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Overall Dimensions
82 mm (Width), 82 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Advertising, Bushfire Prevention, Bushfires, Fire Safety, Fish, Fishing, Forestry, Lantern Slide Shows, Lantern Slides, Paintings
