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Promoting the 'Prehistoric Cabaret' [PRG 1459/6/11] • Photograph

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Summary

A 14 foot high model of a Tyrannosaurus Rex made by members of the the Apex Club of Glenelg, originally for the 'Prehistoric Cabaret' held in the Glenelg Town Hall in March 1953. Here it is being towed through the streets in a promotional exercise with the front of the trailer reading 'Don't forget the date! March 18. 1955. It's another monster ball'. George Haig (who had 'left his false tooth parked in a shelf in our dirty old shed so he looked even more primitive than usual') was a caveman, with Lorna Maddern acting as his wife. The dinosaur was designed and made by Doug Mackenzie.

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Physical description

Photograph (B&W print); 24.3 cm x 19.2 cm

Dates / Publication details

1955

Photographer

Advertiser Newspapers Ltd

Collection

Part of Doug Mackenzie Collection

Subject

Models and modelmaking

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Digitisation information

Date

30/07/2008

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,163 x 4,035 pixels (12.8 MP)

Size

38.32 MB

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