The Acrobat
c. 1895Man in dark trousers, with a black waistcoat over long-sleeved white shirt, and wearing cap and boots, is doing a handstand on a roughly grassed area in front of trees. The photographer's shadow is in the right foreground.
From the collection of photographs and albums donated to the museum by Raymond Sharkey's family.
Raymond John Sharkey was born in 1868 in New South Wales. He was an architect, surveyor and amateur photographer. Worked for a time in Esperance and the goldfields. Married Edith Florence Ray in Melbourne on 4th October 1899. They had four children Josephine, Peggy, Maida and Bruce. Lived at the 'Appy 'Ome as a bachelor. Moved to 'Wainomi' 3 Victoria Avenue, Claremont in 1903. While living in Claremont, worked as a draughtsman for the Public Works Department. Died of a heart attack at the Subiaco train station at the age 41 on 22nd September 1910.
Details
Details
Printed in black in the album is [The 'Acrobat'].
Copyright and Reference
Copyright and Reference
Acknowledgements to be made to 'Claremont Museum 09.212'.
Other items by Sharkey Collection
- ''Appy 'Ome' Building With Horses
- Horse Drawn Phaeton With Two Ladies
- Max The Dog, Freshwater Bay
- Raymond John Sharkey
- Rocky Bay On Swan River
- 'Craigmuir'
- Men On 'Appy 'Ome' Verandah
- Keough's Boarding House And Boarders
- Judge Burnside's Picnic Tea
- HMS Katomba Demonstration, Swan River Foreshore
- Amateur Photographers On The Swan River
- Public Buildings
Other items from Claremont Museum
- Victorian Gentleman
- Perth Yacht Club Members
- Yachts At Canning Bridge
- Yachts On The Swan River
- Blackwall Reach, Swan River
- Greenmount
- Elizabeth Sheppard In World War I Masseuse Uniform
- Claremont Soccer Club
- Bernard And Fanny Rider, 21 Bernard Street, Claremont
- Senior Inspector Alfred White
- McQueen Family Home, 36 Devon Road, Claremont
- Harriet Hannah McQueen
Source: Claremont Museum 09.212
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