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Shire of Toodyay > Records

FERGUSON FAMILY PORTRAIT

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c. 1900 - 1910

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Family Portraits

Overview

A photograph of an original black & white photo of a family group which is attached to a material display board.
The original photo is in damaged condition. It appears to have been torn in half and then joined again with adhesive tape which is now yellowing
The family portrait has been taken in a photographic studio with a neutral backdrop and a fur rug on the floor, and comprises two parents and five children .
The father is sitting to the left next to two boys - one sitting & one standing.
There are two older girls - one standing & one sitting in the middle of the group, and on the right the mother is sitting with a third little girl on her lap.
All are dressed in formal clothes of what is estimated to be the early 1900s. Father in suit and waistcoat, Mother in a floor length gown & hat. The boys in 'sailor suits' & the girls in similar knee length frocks with white collars. Knee socks & lace boots.

Historical information

Margorie Adel Sinclair nee Ferguson (died 1971) is the older girl standing near the mother.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-37-2001.1006

Item type

Width

10.1000 cm

Height or length

14.8000 cm

Inscriptions and markings

"Kodak Premium Processing January 1999" mark on the back indicating when the original photo was re-photographed.

Year

c. 1900 - 1910

Primary significance criteria

Historic significance

Shire of Toodyay

Shire of Toodyay

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