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The John Robertson Duigan Collection is a collection of silent 9.5mm home movies filmed by early aviator and engineer John Robertson Duigan (1882–1951). The collection includes a Pathé-Baby 9.5mm film camera and projector owned by Duigan. The home movies provide an insight into the everyday lives of John and his family in Victoria, including picnics, trips to the Grampians and Colac, family snapshots and aeroplanes of the late 1920s.
This short film, originally shot on 9.5mm film, shows a group of people in 1920s fashion walking towards the camera, smiling and posing for the camera with a pet cat and dog. It also features two women with bobbed hair, a child playing with a rattle, and a dog in front of a house.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
B2003855
Subject categories
Amateur & Student Films → Amateur films
Crafts & Visual Arts → Fashion - Australia
Sound/audio
Silent
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
9.5mm film; Master
MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - overscan
MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - presentation
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - overscan
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - presentation
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI External Digital Access Copy