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Classic VFL Images Stir up Interest
6 November 2008
A classic collection of VFL glass plate negatives recently donated to the State Library is stirring up excitement among Aussie Rules enthusiasts.
The shots taken by VFL photographer Charles Boyles between 1916 and 1953 capture every game and football hero of the era.
'I have been inundated with enquiries and people clamouring to get at the images,' said David Flegg, Reference Librarian at the State Library of Victoria. 'The reaction has been quite remarkable.
'What we have is a week-by-week snapshot of all Victorian VFL and Club level football, as well as cricket and other sports, through the first half of the twentieth century. It is an amazing piece of Victorian history.'
Football buffs from Inside Football editor Russell Holmsby to President of the Australian Football History Group Michael Roberts have made inquiries about the images.
Charles Boyles' son Harley retrieved the historic glass plate collection from his back shed before moving house this year and was thankful the Library accepted his donation.
The images are in a process of being digitised and will be available to view online through the Library's Pictures catalogue early next year.
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