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Greenough Museum and Gardens > Records

Carte-de-Visite of Joseph Abraham Morrell

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c. 1890

Subcollections

Morrell family Archives

Overview

Studio photograph of head and shoulders of a bearded young man.

Historical information

Joseph Abraham Morrell (1861-1945) was a blacksmith at Carnarvon. He probably sent this photograph to his brother Reuben Morrell of Ironbarks Farm, North Greenough.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-72-GMME0436

Item type

Themes

People
Photography

Material

Photographic Materials

Width

64 mm

Height or length

105 mm

Contextual Information

Carte-de-visites were made in multiple copies so they could be given to family and friends. This photograph remained in the Morrell family for over 80 years.

Keywords

Place made

Western Australia
Australia

Year

Primary significance criteria

Social or spiritual significance

Comparative significance criteria

Well provenanced

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