MCQUEEN, HARRIET HANNAH (NEE SOUTHGATE)

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c. 1885

Overview

B/W studio photo of Harriet Hannah McQueen in a dark costume with darker velvet lapels and cuffs. The long, boned bodice has a high-necked inset with many small buttons. There is an oval brooch at the neck and a decorative clasp under the bust. The matching skirt has unpressed pleats and falls in soft folds. Her hair is swept back with loose curls over the forehead. Her right hand rests on a cane studio prop.

Historical information

John McQueen was born in Forfarshire Scotland and worked his way to Australia as a ship's carpenter. He spent some time in Brisbane where he met Harriet Hannah Southgate. They were married in Victoria and four of their children were born there. They left for Western Australia in 1895 where he worked at the WA Government Railway Workshop in Fremantle (later Midland) as a carpenter. He built his family home at 36 Devon Road while living in tents on the property with his family. John and his wife Harriet went on to have three baby boys who died in infancy and then three girls (one set of twins).

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-28--9-82-

Item type

Photographs

Themes

Social History

Year

c. 1885

Claremont Museum

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