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The Acrobat

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Sharkey Collection

c. 1895

Overview

Man 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.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-28--9-212

Item type

Themes

Inscriptions and markings

Printed in black in the album is [The 'Acrobat'].

Contextual information

Australian social history from the collection of photographs and albums donated to the museum by Raymond Sharkey's family.

Raymond John Sharkey an architect, surveyor and amateur photographer was born in 1868 in New South Wales. Raymond was a Claremont resident when he died at an early age.

Year

Links to additional resources

Claremont Museum.

Last modified

Sunday, 6 July, 2025

Completeness

83

Copyright and Reference

Copyright and Reference

Copyright category

Life of creator +70 years

Permissions

For authorisation to reproduce, publish or display, please contact the Claremont Museum.

Attribution requirements

Acknowledgements to be made to 'Claremont Museum 09.212'.

Copyright holder

Claremont Museum, Town of Claremont, Western Australia, 6010

Claremont Museum

Claremont Museum

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Source: Claremont Museum 09.212

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