Shop front containing two mannequins, uniforms, posters, Department of Information (DOI) ...

Accession Number P04877.001
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Print silver gelatin
Maker Adamson, Edwin G
Place made Australia: Victoria, Melbourne
Date made 2 October 1941
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Shop front containing two mannequins, uniforms, posters, Department of Information (DOI) photographs and weaponry for an Australian Imperial Force recruitment display at Snows store, Melbourne. The photograph was taken by Edwin Adamson (1895-1974). Adamson was one of Melbourne's leading commercial photographers. He photographed many AIF shopfront recruitment displays around Melbourne featuring mannequins, AIF posters, military equipment and uniforms, and DOI photographs.

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