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This vintage photograph, hailing from The Keasbury-Gordon Photograph Archive Collection at Mary Evans Prints Online, transports us back in time to the late Victorian period in Australia. The image features a group of elegantly dressed ladies, members of the Australia Samsans, a social club for British women in the colonial society of the time. The ladies are gathered around a lantern slide projector, their curious expressions reflecting the anticipation of the entertainment to come. The lantern slide, an early form of visual presentation, is projected onto a white screen behind them. The scene is set against the backdrop of a lush, tropical Australian landscape, with palm trees and exotic foliage framing the ladies and the projector. Among the ladies, an Aboriginal woman stands in the background, her traditional attire and headdress contrasting starkly with the Victorian fashions of her contemporaries. The inclusion of the Aboriginal woman highlights the complex and often fraught relationship between the British colonizers and the indigenous people of Australia during this period. The image serves as a poignant reminder of the early days of British colonialism in Australia and the intersection of two vastly different cultures. The Edwardian era, which followed the Victorian period, is also evident in the ladies' fashionable attire, with high collars, corsets, and voluminous skirts. The intricate details of their dresses, hats, and accessories reveal the opulence and grandeur of the British colonial society in Australia during this time. This photograph offers a glimpse into the past, providing a window into the lives of British women in colonial Australia during the late Victorian period and the early days of the British Empire.
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