[St Kilda Esplanade]

Australia, 1914

Early footage of St Kilda, Victoria, showing the entrance to Luna Park with a group of people walking past and chatting outside the Daylight Picture Cinema next door. Ends with a group of people standing on a small jetty on the beach.

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Collection

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Previously on display

22 April 2019

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Credits

Duration

00:01:06:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1914

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

016629

Language

English

Subject categories

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion picture theaters

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Beaches

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Cities and towns - Australia

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Luna Park (Melbourne, Vic.)

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → St. Kilda (Vic.)

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Victoria

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Beaches

History → Historic buildings

History → Historic buildings - Australia

History → Historic sites

Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Beaches

Music & Performing Arts → Motion picture theaters

Music & Performing Arts → Theaters

Places → Cities and towns - Australia

Places → Luna Park (Melbourne, Vic.)

Places → St. Kilda (Vic.)

Places → Victoria

Silent films

Sound/audio

Silent

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

MOV file H264; ACMI Digital Access Copy - presentation

MOV file H264; ACMI External Digital Access Copy

MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - overscan

MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - overscan

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