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TAGGED: 1910s
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Changing waistline

This glass slide illustrates the difference in corset waistlines from 1900 to 1931 in five steps. It was used as part of the Berlei training for prospective fitters.

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'The Greatest picture of the Century'

A bi-fold pamphlet advertising Australian screenings of Neptune's Daughter (1914).

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'Hurled from a 60-foot cliff'

Scenes from Neptune's Daughter (Herbert Brenon, USA, 1914) give an idea of the more spectacular plot points.

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A Daughter of the Gods: 'Million Dollar Spectacle'

An advertisement for an Australian screening of A Daughter of the Gods (Herbert Brenon, USA, 1916). 

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Queen of the Aquatic World: Annette Kellerman

A publicity still of Annette Kellerman from the lost film A Daughter of the Gods (Herbert Brenon, USA, 1916). Kellerman is credited with being the first woman to appear nude in a film.

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Neptune's Daughter: Diving

Films starring Annette Kellerman almost always found a way to showcase her skills as a diver, swimmer and underwater ballet artist.

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Comparing Kellerman's measurements with Cleopatra and Venus

A black-and-white advertisement for silent film A Daughter of the Gods (Herbert Brenon, USA, 1916). 

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'Snaps from Screenland' scrapbook: Annette Kellerman

This excerpt from a 200-page scrapbook made by New Zealand-born actor Vera James is made up of magazine and newspaper clippings. Each chapter profiles a prominent actor of the time.

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Neptune's Daughter

The silent film Neptune’s Daughter is an 'eight-reel spectacular pictorial triumph' made by Hollywood's Universal Studio.

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A Daughter of the Gods: The lost film

Annette Kellerman stars as Anitia in the silent film A Daughter of the Gods (Herbert Brenon, USA, 1916).