Between 2014–2016, THA undertook a program of digitization of Scene Books from the JC Williamson collection held by Scenic Studios, Preston. The collection comprises thousands of images of JCW sets, backdrops, scenic details, lighting rigs etc. stretching back to the end of the nineteenth century.

 

JCW Scene Book 7

JCW Scene Book 7

This was a ledger produced by Syd Day, General Printer and Stationer, Melbourne, in 1908. Dimensions: 64 x 51 x 6 No production dates are given but images include stage-settings, lighting-bars, props, cloths, etc. Contents are listed alphabetically. The photos end at page 55, followed by many blank leaves.

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