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PHOTOGRAPH: BERTH CONGDON, ERN GREEN, THELMA GREEN, THELMA GREEN BEQUEST

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Park's Photos Perth

c. 1930

Overview

Image: A photograph of Bert Congdon (left), Ern Green (centre), and Thelma Green (right), standing on grass next to a car. Bert is leaning against the car and is wearing a dark three-piece suit, with a hat. Ern wears a white shirt underneath a light vest and jacket. Thelma has one foot up on the sidestep of the vehicle and wears a what appears to be a floral dress, a dark coat and white, high heel shoes. The vehicles number plate is '61371'.

Reverse: A number stamped in black ink, '927'. Written in black pen is 'BERT CONGDON', 'ERN GREEN', THELMA GREEN NEE CONGDON'.

Historical information

Miscellaneous photograph collection collated by Thelma Green, nee Congdon.

Photograph from Album 9.

Photographs sorted according to limited information written on back of photographs. Photographs include: Thelma Green, nee Congdon; Bert and Pearl Congdon; Trenberth family members; Congdon family members.

Photographs accessioned individually May 2023.

Thelma Green, nee Congdon, only child of Bert and Pearl, born 17 March 1922, died 23 October 2001.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-43-2005.123.54

Item type

Material

Width

58 mm

Height or length

88 mm

Inscriptions and markings

Park's Photos Perth

Keywords

Congdon/Green Collection

CONGDON, Thelma (later GREEN)

Gloster Street [75], Subiaco

Costume/fashion

CONGDON, Bert (Bertie, Barney)

CONGDON, Pearl (nee Trenberth)

Year

Statement of significance

Social significance: photographic record of family events and dress of the eras

Last modified

Wednesday, 19 November, 2025

Completeness

94

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