John Martin's Christmas Pageant [B 69087] • Photograph
John Martin's Christmas Pageant : Court Jester
Barb Tapscott, dressed as a Court Jester.
John Martin's Christmas Pageant : Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
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, wearing the costume with head on. Another 'dwarf' is sitting on the float beside her.
John Martin's Christmas Pageant : Pied Piper of Hamelin
Barb Tapscott, with three others, on the Pied Piper of Hamelin float. The photograph is partly obscured by photographer's arm.
John Martin's Christmas Pageant : Three men in a tub
Three men in sailor suits next to a man dressed as a naval officer standing in front of the 'Three men in a tub' float.
John Martin's Christmas Pageant : Elephant
Caption reads 'Christmas Pageant 1948 The Elephant before Nellie'.
John Martin's Christmas Pageant : Ten Little Niggers
Two of the 'Ten Little Niggers'. Caption reads 'Barb makes a good Uncle Remus [right]'.
John Martin's Christmas Pageant : Ostriches
Two lines of four lady 'jockeys' riding ostriches during Pageant. They are preceeded by drummer boys. There are crowds several rows deep on either side. Photograph taken from an elevated position.
John Martin's Christmas Pageant : Old Woman who lived in a shoe
Caption reads 'Christmas Pageant 1948 Group of Children from The Old Woman in the Shoe'. Five 'children' sitting on the float outside the A. Schmidt Factory.
John Martin's Christmas Pageant : Pageant Bus
Caption reads 'Barbara as a Child's Nanny Xmas Pageant 1986'. Barb Tapscott standing in front of the brightly coloured Pageant carnival bus.
John Martin's Christmas Pageant : Circus
Barb Tapscott dressed as the Fat Lady on the Circus float.
John Martin's Christmas Pageant : Information Desk
Caption reads 'Val Savage and Nell Markwell'. Photograph taken on South Terrace at Information Desk prior to start of Pageant.
John Martin's Christmas Pageant : Nellie the Elephant
Nellie the Mechanical Elephant before the start of the Pageant, on South Terrace. Crowds of people, some with strollers, are walking past this and other floats.
John Martin's Christmas Pageant : Harlequin clown and girl in tutu
Two pageant characters - a girl wearing a gold top and gold shoes with a white tutu and a harlequin clown. Other people are waiting around or wandering past. Photograph taken on South Terrace.
John Martin's Christmas Pageant : Balloon Lady
Barb Tapscott as a balloon lady with a drum majorette on either side of her. Other pageant characters and people appear in the foreground and background.
John Martin's Christmas Pageant : Balloon Lady
Barb Tapscott, dressed as a ballon lady in full-length red dress with white spots on it and a lime green apron, with members of her family on South Terrace before the start of the pageant.
John Martin's Christmas Pageant
Three unidentified characters from John Martin's Christmas Pageant standing in front of a float which has books,a globe, an inkwell and pen and a sailing ship on it.
John Martin's Christmas Pageant : Balloons
Two men on a float in South Terrace. One, in costume, is holding a bunch of yellow and white balloons.
John Martin's Christmas Pageant
Characters from John Martin's Christmas Pageant - band member wearing green vest and pink neckerchief, man in blue overalls holding a gold helmet, a 'boy' in red shorts with red braces holding a slingshot and an 'Indian Squaw'.
John Martin's Christmas Pageant
Characters in pageant including man in blue outfit holding a gold helmet, 'boy' with slingshot and 'Indian squaw'. Photograph taken in South Terrace.
John Martin's Christmas Pageant
Five participants in the John Martin's pageant: man in blue uniform, clown, bride and two 'raggedy dolls'. Man is leaning on float, other four are sitting on it.
John Martin's Christmas Pageant
Caption reads: Tassie Hobart (John Martin's Maintenance Man). Tassie is standing next to another man who is not identified. The photograph was taken on South Terrace.
John Martin's Christmas Pageant : Police Troopers
Photograph taken by person in crowd, of Police Troopers approaching. Also in picture is the crowd on the other side of the road, in front of two large office buildings, possibly on Pirie Street.
John Martin's Christmas Pageant : Balloons
Girl in costume and two men, one in costume, on a float which has an 'anniversary cake' with 'candles' on it. One of the men is holding a bunch of yellow and white balloons.
John Martin's Christmas Pageant
Gwen Tapscott, dressed as a clown, standing in front of circus float with her niece and two other children.
John Martin's Christmas Pageant
Gwen Tapscott, in clown costume, standing in front of circus float with her niece and two other children.
John Martin's Christmas Pageant : Circus float
'Captain Harry's 3 Ring Circus' float on South Terrace. Standing in front of the float is Barb Tapscott, dressed as a clown with clown head on, with her niece and two other children. To the right of the photograph, a Marshall is giving information to one of the people from the float.
John Martin's Christmas Pageant
Close-up of giant clown head as worn by Barb Tapscott on the Circus float.
John Martin's Christmas Pageant
Barb Tapscott, dressed as a clown, waving to the crowd during the John Martin's Christmas Pageant.
John Martin's Christmas Pageant
Two giant clowns, with crowd in background, on North Terrace during the Pageant.
John Martin's Christmas Pageant : Balloon Lady
Barb Tapscott, dressed as a Balloon Lady, holding a bunch of balloons.