Photograph - Julius Toth & Vince with Renault, Victoria, 1959

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Summary:: Colour photograph from an album containing a personal story of Julius Toth's immigration experience and a collection of 40 photo reproductions. Julius left Hungary late in 1956 following the unsuccessful Hungarian revolution and subsequent Soviet Occupation. He escaped to Austria where he spent three months in Displaced Persons Camps before migrating to Australia in March 1957. This image is one of eight which record various trips made by Julius and his friends around Victoria in 1959. The friends drove across Victoria's deserts, went fishing at Philip Island and often went on hunting trips.
Description:: Landscape format, colour reproduction photograph with a white border.
Description Of Content:: Photograph of two young men, dressed in casual attire, standing next to a blue car which is parked on the side of a road. Another car, which is red in colour, can be seen in the distance disappearing around a corner.
Acquisition Information:: Donation from Mr Julius Toth

Discipline:	History
Dimensions:	12.6 cm (Width), 9.0 cm (Length)

Tagged with:	immigration, settlement, photography, roads, cars, migration settlement, travel tourism, holidays, hungarian communities, hungarian immigration
Themes this item is part of:	Images & Image Making Collection, Migration Collection, Transport Collection
Primary Classification:	MIGRATION
Secondary Classification:	Settlement - Cultural & Social Life
Tertiary Classification:	excursions & outings
Format:	Photograph: Colour
Place & Date Depicted:	Victoria, Australia, 1959
User:	Mr Julius Toth, Victoria, Australia, 1959-2000