State Library of Queensland

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About State Library of Queensland, Australia Located in Brisbane, Australia, the State Library of Queensland’s mission is to collect, preserve and make accessible the state’s documentary heritage.

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Front cover of an advertising booklet for the Jenyns Patent Reducing and Supporting Corset

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  • Vesna Verencevic said:
    Advertisement about Jenyn's corsets
  • Shu Wei Chin said:
    It is so incredibly interesting to see the transition in fashion from this advertisement dated 1912. From my perspective, I can see the classic silhouette desired in the Edwardian era (the S curve and soft sloping shoulders), but I also see that the hairstyle resembles the gorgeously curled and crimped short crop popular in the 1920s.
  • Courtney Harper said:
    You can see how the silhouette from the Edwardian era to the silhouette of the 1920s.

West End Brewery, Brisbane, 1896

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  • Nathan Murray said:
    The West End Brewery site now houses the Queensland Theatre Company's Bille Brown Theatre. A section of wall from the original brewery is still present in the current complex.

Well-worn teacher's car in outback Queensland during the 1920s

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  • Classic Cars Australia said:
    Great photo! Hard to beat a Ford T for that work!

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