Explore our digital image pool
Explore our digital image pool
Dive in to our sparkling new image pool and see Victoria's history brought to life in more than 170,000 amazing historical images – now including maps and architectural drawings.
All images in this search pool are out of copyright and not culturally sensitive.
Shows groups of people in 1940s and 50s modelling swim and beach wear from Victorian and Edwardian eras with one model in a contemporary (1940s) swimsuit.
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Group photograph of the picnickers in and on the grandstand
Shows groups of people in 1940s and 50s modelling swim and beach wear from Victorian and Edwardian eras with one model in a contemporary (1940s) swimsuit.
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The men's tug-of-war on the racecourse
Shows groups of people in 1940s and 50s modelling swim and beach wear from Victorian and Edwardian eras with one model in a contemporary (1940s) swimsuit.
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Women guests seated on the lawn
Shows groups of people in 1940s and 50s modelling swim and beach wear from Victorian and Edwardian eras with one model in a contemporary (1940s) swimsuit.
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"Two men standing and three women in black, sitting on the lawn"
Shows groups of people in 1940s and 50s modelling swim and beach wear from Victorian and Edwardian eras with one model in a contemporary (1940s) swimsuit.
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"Henry Berry Merchant Importer: building. Men seated on horse-drawn wagons, lined up outside the building"
Shows groups of people in 1940s and 50s modelling swim and beach wear from Victorian and Edwardian eras with one model in a contemporary (1940s) swimsuit.
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The staff detraining at Sandown Park Racecourse
Shows groups of people in 1940s and 50s modelling swim and beach wear from Victorian and Edwardian eras with one model in a contemporary (1940s) swimsuit.
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"Guests at the luncheon tables, looking at the camera"
Shows groups of people in 1940s and 50s modelling swim and beach wear from Victorian and Edwardian eras with one model in a contemporary (1940s) swimsuit.
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Finish of another men's sprint
Shows groups of people in 1940s and 50s modelling swim and beach wear from Victorian and Edwardian eras with one model in a contemporary (1940s) swimsuit.
Want to re-use this image to make something new? No problem! Get creative, but please acknowledge State Library Victoria, our url (www.slv.vic.gov.au) and the original creator of the work. (We don't endorse any derogatory use of this image.)
Finish of a men's sprint race
Shows groups of people in 1940s and 50s modelling swim and beach wear from Victorian and Edwardian eras with one model in a contemporary (1940s) swimsuit.
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A picnic in the hills near Ballarat Vic.
Shows groups of people in 1940s and 50s modelling swim and beach wear from Victorian and Edwardian eras with one model in a contemporary (1940s) swimsuit.
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Picnic group in the woods
Shows groups of people in 1940s and 50s modelling swim and beach wear from Victorian and Edwardian eras with one model in a contemporary (1940s) swimsuit.
Want to re-use this image to make something new? No problem! Get creative, but please acknowledge State Library Victoria, our url (www.slv.vic.gov.au) and the original creator of the work. (We don't endorse any derogatory use of this image.)