Photographs of women in Australian soldier's uniforms, 1914-1919
Photographs of women in Australian soldier's uniforms, 1914-1919
About this item
Full title
Date
1914-1919
Call Numbers
PXB 749
Record Identifier
Reference Code
Formats
Pictures and Photographs
Physical Description
Contents
5 photographs - 14 cm x 8.9 cm - silver gelatin
Other Descriptions
Level of description
Fonds
Access and use
Copying Conditions
Out of copyright : Created before 1955
Please acknowledge: : Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales
Subjects
More information
Scope and Contents
Contents
5 photographs, all are Kodak Austral postcard stock.
1. Mock wedding, 1919. Men are wearing Australian Army uniforms and badges. Women wearing dresses and holding small bouquets. Photographer Bartler Bros. Verso has "Post Card" printed with a description of the image written below, and the photographic studio stamped on the side.
2. Mock...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Photographs of women in Australian soldier's uniforms, 1914-1919
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Artists
Contextual Information
Source
Purchased from Ancanthe, 30 June 2016
Administrative / Biographical history
During the war, Australian women worked in traditional men’s jobs and from about 1918 adopted trousers to both practical and fashionable use. While many turned a blind eye to the practice, there were complaints from members of the public who objected to women in any form of male dress.
Reference: Library correspondence file
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
PXB 749
Record Identifier
9gkRbWp9
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/9gkRbWp9
Other Identifiers
Reference code
1001364
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