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Postcards of 'La Milo' [i.e. Pansy Montague], ca. 1906
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Postcards of 'La Milo' [i.e. Pansy Montague], ca. 1906
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PXB 479
Record identifier
1bGdWzrY
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Postcards of 'La Milo' [i.e. Pansy Montague], ca. 1906
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Postcards of 'La Milo' [i.e. Pansy Montague], ca. 1906
Full title
Date
Sydney : States Publishing Co., [ca. 1906]
Call Numbers
PXB 479
Record Identifier
Formats
Pictures, Photographs and Prints
— Physical Description
Contents
6 photomechanical prints - 13.8 x 8.6 cm - postcards, duotone
— Other Descriptions
Level of description
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Access and use
Copying Conditions
Out of copyright : Created before 1955
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— SCOPE AND CONTENTS
Contents
A series of six postcards, produced in an early duo-tone process, showing 'La Milo' in a variety of poses. In some of the postcards she appears semi-nude. She is draped in a sheer piece of fabric which is draped in a different way in each photograph. In some of the photographs a blossom tree and branches are used as props.
— ALTERNATIVE TITLES
Full title
Postcards of 'La Milo' [i.e. Pansy Montague], ca. 1906
— NOTES
Date note
Dated by Curator of Photographs, Mitchell Library, November 2010
Description source
Postcards titled 'La Milo'
— CONTEXTUAL INFORMATION
Source
Purchased from Jane Lennon, Ancanthe, November 2010
Administrative / Biographical history
'La Milo' or 'The Modern Milo' were the stage names of the pose plastique performer Pansy Montague. She first appeared on stage at the Alexandra Theatre in Melbourne ca. 1900. In 1905, 'The Modern Milo' presented a 'Fac-simile of Ancient and Modern Statuary and Sculpture' in a series of poses plastiques for Harry Rickards's variety theatres. In 1906 she went to England where under the name 'La Milo' she began a long theatrical career.
Reference:
Dictionary of Australian Artists Online. http://www.daao.org.au/ (accessed 31 December 2010)...
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Call Numbers
PXB 479
Record Identifier
1bGdWzrY
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Reference code
915752