John Martin's Christmas Pageant • Photograph • State Library of South Australia

John Martin's Christmas Pageant : Balloon Lady

1947-1993, Photograph, B 69087/1

Balloon Lady, Barb Tapscott, with penny-farthing bicycle-riding clown. Clown appears to be holding bunch of balloons which have 'John Martin's Magic Cave' on them.

John Martin's Christmas Pageant : Ten little niggers

1947-1993, Photograph, B 69087/2

Five of the ten little niggers; Barb Tapscott furthest right.

John Martin's Christmas Pageant : Ostriches

1947-1993, Photograph, B 69087/3

Group of eight ostrich-riding ladies; Barb Tapscott fifth from left. Photograph taken on South Terrace, outside Pulteney Grammar School.

John Martin's Christmas Pageant : Pageant bus

1947-1993, Photograph, B 69087/4

Barb Tapscott, dressed as a traveller, in blue and her sister Bess, dressed in pink, in front of pageant bus.

John Martin's Christmas Pageant : Snow girls with the snow men

1947-1993, Photograph, B 69087/5

Group of eight women dressed as snow girls along with five men with two snowmen characters in the backgound. One of the men is kissing one of the snowgirls. Barb Tapscott is in blue with her sister Bess.

John Martin's Christmas Pageant : Christmas trumpets

1947-1993, Photograph, B 69087/6

Group of ten women dressed as Christmas trumpets with crowd in background.

John Martin's Christmas Pageant : Holly girl

1947-1993, Photograph, B 69087/7

Barb Tapscott dressed as a Holly girl with basket of holly.

John Martin's Christmas Pageant : Christmas pudding

1947-1993, Photograph, B 69087/8

Barb Tapscott in her first pageant, dressed as a Christmas Pudding, 8th December 1947. The girl behind her is Elizabeth (Bessie) Brown, aged 18, who worked in the Mail Order Department. [Additional information provided by E. Foster].

John Martin's Christmas Pageant : Court Jester

1947-1993, Photograph, B 69087/9

Barb Tapscott, dressed as a Court Jester in the John Martin's Christmas Pageant.

John Martin's Christmas Pageant : Christmas Bell

1947-1993, Photograph, B 69087/10

Barb Tapscott dressed as a Christmas Bell in the John Martin's Christmas Pageant.

John Martin's Christmas Pageant : Court Jesters

1947-1993, Photograph, B 69087/11

Group of six women dressed as Court Jesters in the John Martin's Christmas Pageant. Barb Tapscott is third from the left.

John Martin's Christmas Pageant : Toy Soldiers and Old Woman in the Shoe

1947-1993, Photograph, B 69087/12

Group of four characters in the John Martin's Christmas Pageant; two toy soldiers, old woman who lived in a shoe and unidentified character.

John Martin's Christmas Pageant : Toy Soldiers and Pirate

1947-1993, Photograph, B 69087/13

Pirate character in John Martin's Pageant in middle of group with arms around the shoulders of the two Toy Soldier characters.

John Martin's Christmas Pageant : Pied Piper of Hamelin

1947-1993, Photograph, B 69087/14

Characters on float with 'The Pied Piper of Hamelin' sign on it. Two people in the crowd are wearing hats made from newspaper.

John Martin's Christmas Pageant : Christmas Tree Girls

1947-1993, Photograph, B 69087/15

Group of six girls in dresses with skirts made with layers of ruffles representing Christmas trees. All are wearing bonnets with white trim.

John Martin's Christmas Pageant : Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

1947-1993, Photograph, B 69087/16

Barb Tapscott, in her second Christmas Pageant, standing in front of the Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs float. She is dressed as one of the seven dwarfs and is holding the costume head. Two other 'dwarfs' are seated on the float behind her.

John Martin's Christmas Pageant : Pied Piper of Hamelin

1947-1993, Photograph, B 69087/17

Barb Tapscott, in a close-up shot, dressed as a character on the Pied Piper of Hamelin float.

John Martin's Christmas Pageant : Holly Girl

1947-1993, Photograph, B 69087/18

Barb Tapscott, dressed as a Holly Girl. Behind her is a motorcycle with sidecar. Her costume appears to be made of cellophane. She is holding a basket with holly in it.

John Martin's Christmas Pageant : Fairies

1947-1993, Photograph, B 69087/19

Barb Tapscott, in blue full-length dress, standing between fairy character dressed in blue and fairy character dressed in pink. Taken in grounds of Pulteney Grammar School.

John Martin's Christmas Pageant : Ali Baba

1947-1993, Photograph, B 69087/20

Barb Tapscott dressed as a thief for the Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves float. Gentleman in hat is walking behind her in the left of the photograph. Two other 'thieves' are to the right in the photograph.

John Martin's Christmas Pageant : Ali Baba

1947-1993, Photograph, B 69087/21

Gwen Tapscott dressed as one of three 'thieves' from the Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves Float.

John Martin's Christmas Pageant : Ali Baba

1947-1993, Photograph, B 69087/22

Barb Tapscott, dressed as one of the Forty Thieves. On her left in the photograph is a checkerboard girl and on her right is another 'thief'. The three girls are standing in front of a float with flags on it.

John Martin's Christmas Pageant : Ali Baba

1947-1993, Photograph, B 69087/23

Gwen Tapscott, dressed as one of the Forty Thieves from the Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves float. She is wearing a turban and is enclosed in a large 'pot'.