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Flower Girls at Silver Chain Debutante Ball

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1953

Subcollections

Community Events and Celebrations

Overview

A black and white photograph of three young girls who are dressed in white floral long organza dresses, each are holding a basket of flowers and have a head dress of flowers in their hair.

Historical information

According to the Great Southern Herald article dated Fri 3 Jul 1953, Helen Galloway, Dianne Young and Joanna Smith presented bouquets to members of the committee.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-202-HSP2006.185d

Item type

Photographs

Material

Photographic Paper

Width

21.1000 cm

Height or length

16 cm

Inscriptions and markings

On the back of the photograph hand written in blue ink is 'Joanne Smith' and on the right hand side in pencil 'Helen Galloway'. The names on the back of the photograph are positioned behind the person on the front of the photograph.

Contextual information

The Silver Chain Ball was held in the Katanning Town Hall on Thursday the 25th June 1953.

Year

Links to additional resources

Great Southen Herald article Fri 1 May 1953 [trove.nla.gov.au]

The article describes the nominations for the Queen of the Silver Chain Ball and when and where the ball will be held.

Great Southern Herald article Fri 3rd Jul 1953 [trove.nla.gov.au]

The article describes when and where the Silver Chain Ball was held, and the people attending and the money that each debutante raised.

Last modified

Saturday, 14 December, 2024

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Copyright and Reference

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Date of creation +70 years

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Courtesy of Katanning Historical Society.

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