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Harry Jacobs & His Women’s Orchestra

Australia, c. 1940s
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Harry Jacobs and members of his Palais Pictures Women’s Orchestra c. 1940s

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Algorithmically related works from our collection by description:

Harry Jacobs & His Palais Pictures Orchestra

Australia, 1928
Similarity: 90%

Palais Pictures

Australia, c. 1927
Similarity: 74%

Stanfield Holliday at the organ of the Capitol Theatre

Australia, c. 1946
Similarity: 73%

Australian [colour] diary. No. 037. Country jazz

Australia, 1971
Similarity: 71%

Cinema orchestras and organs

Similarity: 71%

All girl melody makers

Australia, 1956
Similarity: 71%

Australia Council archival film series: on music

Australia, 1990
Similarity: 71%

Photo of Stella Miles Franklin

Australia, 1901
Similarity: 70%

Play School meets the orchestra

Australia, 1992
Similarity: 69%

Stack of letters from Picnic at Hanging Rock

Australia
Similarity: 69%

The Art of it

Australia, 1970
Similarity: 69%

Capitol Theatre, Melbourne

Australia, c. 1950
Similarity: 69%

Camera crew outside the Cinesound Productions studio in Sydney

Australia, c. 1930
Similarity: 68%

Essie Coffey and Martha Ansara on set

Australia, 1978
Similarity: 68%

Bill Onus portrait

Australia, c. 1940s
Similarity: 68%

Film Stills

Australia, 1978
Similarity: 68%

Joe Byrne dress from True History of the Kelly Gang

Australia, 2020
Similarity: 68%

[Piano accordion medley played by Les Williams]

Australia, 1940
Similarity: 68%
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