Large group of people, 1926

This image shows a group of approximately seventy men and one woman standing and sitting on the steps of a building. The one woman is standing in the back row on the left-hand side of the group. She is wearing a black hat and an overcoat with a black collar. Most of the men are either wearing or holding a hat or cap. Some men are dressed in three-piece suits and ties, some in working clothes and some with aprons. There are steps right across the front of the building and three large sets of windows are behind the men. Pieces of timber are strewn across the ground in the foreground. “Parliament House ~ Canberra ~ 1926.” is printed in white on the mounting board below the photograph. The photographers details are also printed on the mounting board.

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OBJECT TITLE / NAME

Large group of people, 1926

DATE1926

MEDIAImage

PHOTOGRAPHERHarry Krant

COLLECTIONHastings-Western Port Historical Society

REG NO.P385

HISTORY

These are workers on Old Parliament House in Canberra.

DESCRIPTION

This image shows a group of approximately seventy men and one woman standing and sitting on the steps of a building. The one woman is standing in the back row on the left-hand side of the group. She is wearing a black hat and an overcoat with a black collar. Most of the men are either wearing or holding a hat or cap. Some men are dressed in three-piece suits and ties, some in working clothes and some with aprons. There are steps right across the front of the building and three large sets of windows are behind the men. Pieces of timber are strewn across the ground in the foreground. “Parliament House ~ Canberra ~ 1926.” is printed in white on the mounting board below the photograph. The photographers details are also printed on the mounting board.

SUBJECTS

Building construction, Building labourers, Groups (people), Men, Parliament, Parliamentary buildings, Workers

KEYWORDS

Old Parliament House, Canberra