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Children In The Garden

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Sharkey Collection

c. 1910

Overview

Two small girls in long sleeved dresses with decorative yokes and frills at the hem are standing on lawn looking to their left. Both have long hair and are wearing white socks and black shoes with straps. In the background is a tree, an upturned dinghy and a picket fence.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-28--9-248b

Item type

Photographs

Themes

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, 13 July, 2025

Completeness

83

Copyright and Reference

Copyright and Reference

Rights category

Life of creator +70 years

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

Attribution requirements

Acknowledgements to be made to 'Claremont Museum 09.248b'.

Rights holder

Claremont Museum, Town of Claremont, Western Australia, 6010

Town of Claremont Museum

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