History's a snap: Australia as Australians saw it

Examines the value of the ordinary snapshot over the years and the role it has played in detailing the history of the State of Victoria.

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Collection

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Credits

director

Jeff Spencer

production company

Victoria. Ministry of Education

Duration

00:27:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1986

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

508866

Language

English

Subject categories

Crafts & Visual Arts → Photograph collections

Crafts & Visual Arts → Photography

History → Australia - History

History → Victoria - History

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - overscan

MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - overscan

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Australia, 1986