The scene in the Octagon during the Dunedin Peace Day parade, Saturday, July 19, 1919. A still from Henry Gore’s film Peace Day Procession. The book playfully incorporates a sequence of thumbnail images on each page that form a flip-book film of a mounted parade in 1914. Author Chris Pugsley, well known for his military histories, has a long-standing passion for film and film history, and it shows. Who knew, for instance, that the Salvation Army was Australasia’s pre-eminent film producer in the early 20th century?

Source: Otago Daily Times December 24, 2017 16:07 UTC