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PHOTOGRAPH (FRAMED): CITY OF SUBIACO, INFANT HEALTH CENTRE

c. 1960
Overview

Six black and white photos of the Subiaco Infant Health Centre, Hamersley Road, mounted together in windows on cream border on black frame with glass over photos.
a) External view of building, taken from across the road, showing wire and iron fence with double gates in front and sign stating 'City of Subiaco, Infant Health Centre'. The building has a brick porch and glass front doors, with a small house or shed visible behind. Many pine trees are visible behind the building.
b) Consulting Room. Internal view showing bench top with baby scales, desk and cupboards.
c) Test Feeding Area consists of two cubicles with curtains pulled across, with a hand basin with two taps under a window with vertical blinds.
d) Waiting Room. View of the spacious area with double glass doors, with seats/benches, pot plant and a circular mat (?) with a design of a baby-carrying stork.
e) Toddlers Room. This room has French windows with patterned curtains and a fireplace, and many posters decorating the room. Stand-on scales and a tall blackboard are features, along with tables and chairs.
f) Waiting Room Cubicles. Two of the three cubicles are near the French door and are not curtained, the third one has curtains drawn across. Framed certificates are on either side of the door. The photographs were donated from the Subiaco Library Archives. Fuller details on attached data sheet.
Frame: Black glossy frame
Reverse: Pencilled numbers

Historical information

Six photographs of the City of Subiaco Infant Health Centre located at Hamersley Road, Subiaco.
Photographs show the external building, consulting room, test feeding area, waiting room, todler's room and waiting room cubicles.

Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-43-1996.101a-f
Item type
Width
240 mm
Height or length
170 mm
Inscriptions and markings

Alan Gough Photos

Year
Statement of significance

These photographs show images of the external and internal Infant Health Centre of Subiaco.
Historic: Social: Provenance: Representativeness:

Primary significance criteria
Historic significance
Social or spiritual significance
Comparative significance criteria
Rare or representative
Well provenanced
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