P01700.001 Accession Number: P01700.001

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MELBOURNE, VIC, 1899-10-28. A CROWD OF SPECTATORS WATCHING A PARADE OF THE 1ST VICTORIAN CONTINGENT TO THE BOER WAR. THE WHITE HELMETS OF THE SOLDIERS ARE VISIBLE AS A LINE PASSING THROUGH THE ARCH EMBLAZONED WITH THE WORDS "FOR QUEEN". THE SOLDIERS ARE ON THEIR WAY TO EMBARK ON A SHIP BOUND FOR SOUTH AFRICA. THE ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPH IS A STEREOGRAPH WHICH GIVES A THREE-DIMENSIONAL EFFECT WHEN VIEWED THROUGH A STEREOSCOPIC VIEWER.

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Accession Number
P01700.001
Photographer
George Rose
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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