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Photograph - K.L.M. Royal Dutch Airlines, DC-2 Aeroplane, Laverton Victoria, Oct 1934
Reg. No: MM 122178
- Summary:
- Part of a large photographic collection of glass plate and film negatives, photographic prints and photo albums, relating to the development of the electric power supply industry in Victoria, operated by the State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV) from 1919 to 1993 and various predecessor private and municipal power supply enterprises dating back to the late 1880s.
- Description:
- Black & white silver gelatin photographic print.
- Description Of Content:
- K.L.M. Royal Dutch Airlines aeroplane pictured outside on a grass airfield. Buildings pictured on the horizon in the distance. This KLM DC-2 'Uiver' aeroplane competed in the 1934 MacRobertson Centenary Air Race from England to Australia.
- Acquisition Information:
- Transfer from Public Record Office Victoria (PROV)
| Discipline: | Technology |
| Dimensions: | 90 mm (Height), 143 mm (Width) |
More information
| Tagged with: | melbourne centenary 1935, aeroplanes, aircraft, air races, centennial air race london to melbourne 1934, passenger aircraft, air transport |
| Themes this item is part of: | KLM, Royal Dutch Airlines, Netherlands, Engineering Collection, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV) Collection |
| Primary Classification: | AIR TRANSPORT |
| Secondary Classification: | Aircraft |
| Tertiary Classification: | propeller aircraft - passenger |
| Inscriptions: | Printed in purple ink on front of photograph: 'OCT 1934' Printed in blue ink on front of photograph: '1056' Printed in blue ink on back of photograph: 'K[in a circle] 797' Printed in black ink on back of photograph: 'KODAK PRINT' Printed in grey on the back of photograph: 'VELOX' [repeated] |
| Model Name/Number: | DC-2 |
| Format: | Photograph: Black & White |
| Place & Date Depicted: | Essendon (?), Victoria, Australia, Oct 1934 |
| Organisation Named: | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Oct 1934 |
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