A walk down memory lane in this black and white 1950s footage of the Dandenong Trades Exhibition which includes shots of white goods, furniture and TVs, Holden cars, streetscape images and a fashion parade. Also shows a blind woman working swiftly to create a bristle scrubbing brush. Athol Adams footage is courtesy of Jenny and Owen Peake.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
B1004709
Language
No spoken word
Audience classification
ACMI classified
Subject categories
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Australia - Social life and customs
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Cities and towns
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Archival materials
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Reality
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Memory
Sound/audio
Silent
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
Digital Betacam; Master
Digital Betacam; Sub-master
VHS [PAL]; Reference - timecoded
VHS [PAL]; Copy
DVCAM; Master
MPEG-2 Digital File; Memory Grid Pod Full Encode
DVCAM; Sub-master
MOV file H264; ACMI External Digital Access Copy
MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - overscan
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - overscan