Electric sign outside the Wintergarden Theatre in Brisbane in 1929

Creator: H.B. Green and Co.

Location: Brisbane, Queensland.

Description: The sign was designed, manufactured and erected by Norman Bell & Co., measuring 60 feet high, 6 feet wide and was double-sided. The sign provided an unusual flashing effect and was described as one of the largest and most beautiful electric signs in Australia (information taken from: The Brisbane Courier, April 26, 1929).

This Neon album was created with 16 out-of-copyright photographs displayed in the State Library of Queensland NEON exhibition.

Neon explores the history of neon across Queensland from the 1940s to today, including the artists who transformed glass bending into an art form that became a symbol of urban life and popular culture across the world.

View the original image at the State Library of Queensland: hdl.handle.net/10462/photostd/01267344

Information about State Library of Queensland’s collection: www.slq.qld.gov.au/research-collections

Conditions of use: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander material is accessed and used in accordance with State Library's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Collections Commitments. SLQ Collections Commitment_pdf.

You are free to use this image without permission. Please attribute State Library of Queensland.

No known copyright restrictions

Taken in: Australia / Queensland / Brisbane central business district (show map)

Taken on: January 1, 1929

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SLQ

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