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The 'Big Store' Queen competition [BRG 121/1/707] • Photograph

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Summary

Seventeen women dressed as queens lined up with their attendants. They are participants in the 'Big Store' Queen competition, which was held by John Martin's to raise funds to purchase drums for the 2/43rd battalion. [The winning Queen, Miss Norman, stands in the centre of the group. Other names not identified].

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Physical description

Photograph; 24.4 cm x 13.8 cm

Dates / Publication details

1940

Creator

Ballantyne, Colin

Collection

Part of John Martin Collection

Subject

John Martin & Co
Beauty contests -- South Australia -- Adelaide
Costume -- South Australia -- Adelaide
Fund raising -- South Australia -- Adelaide
World War, 1939-1945 -- War work -- Australia

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Historical information

Colin Ballantyne was born 12 July 1908 Wayville, South Australia, and died 2 July 1988. A theatre director, actor, playwright, leader, administrator and commercial photographer, he directed around 100 productions covering a wide range of classical and contemporary works between 1931-1971. He also directed the major local drama component of the first five Adelaide Festivals; and founded or helped build companies like the WEA Little Theatre, the Adelaide Theatre Group at the Sheridan Theatre and the Company of Players. Ballantyne was a state and federal president of the Arts Council and the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the State Theatre Company of South Australia from 1972-1978; when he became the Chairman of the Performing Arts Collections of South Australia he guided its development on a daily basis.

Digitisation information

Date

10/11/2004

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,811 x 2,117 pixels (8.1 MP)

Size

8.09 MB

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