Summary
Colour negative depicting a display at a trade fair promoting the use of Bruck Mills fabrics in new Ansett Airlines of Australia flight hostesses uniforms.
Description of Content
Display at a trade fair promoting the use of Bruck Mills fabrics in the new uniforms for Ansett Airlines of Australia flight hostesses. This new uniform was introduced in September 1969 when the airline changed its name from Ansett-ANA. It features a cream crimpolene, short sleeve dress with matching pillbox hat and red-brown V-neck jacket and double-breasted overcoat. Brown knee boots could be worn with the overcoat but not during flight. There are posters and a model of an Ansett Airlines DC-9 airliner featured with the mannequin.
Physical Description
Colour negative
More Information
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
Clothing & Textiles, Public Life & Institutions, Transport, Working Life & Trades
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Acquisition Information
Purchase
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Place & Date Depicted
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Creator
Laurie Richards Studio, Alphington, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1970
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Organisation Depicted
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Maker of Item Depicted
Bruck Mills (Aust) Ltd, Wangaratta, Victoria, Australia, 1970
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Format
Negative, Colour
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Model Name or Number
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Brand Names
Ansett (Air Services) , "MCDONNELL DOUGLAS" (Passenger Aircraft)
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Classification
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Type of item
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References
[Book] McRobbie, Margaret. 1986. Walking the Skies: The First Fifty Years of Air Hostessing in Australia 1936-1986.
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Keywords
Aeroplanes, Airlines, Exhibitions, Flight Attendants, Mannequins, Scale Models, Signage, Textile Industry, Textiles, Trade Exhibitions, Trade Fairs, Uniforms
