Paul Robeson being greeted by Melbourne friends and admirers in 1960.

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Accession[1991.0152] Records of the Communist Party Of Australia. Victorian State CommitteeIdentifierUMA-ITE-1991015200044Extentnot specifiedScope and ContentPaul Robeson being greeted by friends and admirers in Melbourne in 1960. Robeson was an internationally renowned US bass-baritone singer who was known for his wide-ranging peace, social justice and trade union activism. The Communist Party of Australia was founded in Sydney in 1920 by a group of Australian Socialists who were inspired by the Russian revolution. It dissolved in 1991.
Inscription: "Paul Robeson greeted by Melb friends and admirers" is written in pencil on the back of the photograph.Access StatusAccess restrictions applyRequest TypeRequest itemUnitBWP Album 0014Conditions of Use and ReproductionThis image is provided for research purposes and must not be reproduced without prior permission of University of Melbourne Archives. For information about ordering a copy of this image contact the University of Melbourne Archives: archives@archives.unimelb.edu.auMenuBrowse digitised items | Available online

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CreatorUnknownRolePhotographer

Provenance

CreatorCommunist Party Of Australia. Victorian State CommitteeRoleProvenance

Dates

Date1960

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Previous System ID1991.0152.00044Format NumberBWP/1717UMAIC IDUMA/I/7176Finding Aid Reference7/8

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Genre/FormPhotographic printsDimensions15.5 x 20 cm

Subjects

SubjectCommunist Party of Australia, Vic. State CommitteeRobeson, Paul

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Paul Robeson being greeted by Melbourne friends and admirers in 1960.

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