TAGGED: 1950s
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Throughout the history of amateur filmmaking, there were lots of accessories available to make home movies look more professional, such as these individual letter decals, which the company Wh

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Marketed as a machine of ‘beauty, quality, performance and low price’, this Mansfield Holiday II camera capitalised on the popularity of holidays as appropriate subject matter for amateur filmmaker

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Production designer and art director Bernard Hides purchased this 1965 portable Astor Royal television from a second-hand dealer in Melbourne to dress the set for the TV series Sword of Honour

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Model and TV presenter Panda Lisner was awarded Best Female Personality at the first TV Week Awards in 1959, and her statuette is an important part of the NFSA collection.

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This sign is a relic saved from the old Starlight Twin Drive-in movie theatre in Canberra, and would have been helpful for patrons looking for a sweet fix while enjoying the latest film from the co

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This tin Hoyts Theatre badge from 1953 reads, 'This is a Hoyts suburban theatre'.

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A mobile snack bar for the atomic age. Skyline Drive-in theatres popped up all over the suburbs of Sydney in the 1950s and '60s.

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The oldest tennis tournament in the world is no stranger to Australian winners – lift the cup with Lleyton, celebrate with Ash, and travel back in time with these moments from Wimbledon history.

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The pomp and pageantry surrounding the Wimbledon Championship is almost as iconic

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Held on the grass court of the All England Lawn and Tennis Club, the 1951 Wimbledon Men's Doubles Final is a classic example of the prestigious and iconic tournament.