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
- Man Inside Room With Privacy Curtains
- Raymond John Sharkey
- Horse Drawn Phaeton With Two Ladies
- Men On 'Appy 'Ome' Verandah
- Greenmount
- Rocky Bay On Swan River
- Prince Albert Statue
- Max The Dog, Freshwater Bay
- Street Scenes
- St John's Anglican Church, Northam
- 'Craigmuir'
- Flour Mill, Mill Point, South Perth
Other items from Claremont Museum
- Victorian Gentleman
- Judge Burnside's Picnic Tea
- Perth Yacht Club Members
- Yachts At Canning Bridge
- Yachts On The Swan River
- Blackwall Reach, Swan River
- Amateur Photographers On The Swan River
- 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
Source: Claremont Museum 09.212
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