SHARKEY COLLECTION - WOMEN IN 1890S

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c. 1892

Overview

B/W Prints. (a) A young woman in long skirt, dark belt, tie and jacket worn over a white blouse with wide cuffs, and a boater hat, is standing on the verandah of a brick house. Her right hand is resting on a rug made of skins, draped over a chair. Behind her is a casement window. (b) A large, matronly woman is seated holding an umbrella. On her left a girl is perched on a rocking horse and another, dressed identically in an elaborate silk pinafore over a long-sleeved velvet outfit, and a ruffled hat, stands on the right. Beside her is a young woman in similar boater and silk-lapelled jacket as that shown in (a). In the background is a brick building, lattice, a wire-netting enclosure and a bird cage.

Historical information

The hat and jacket of the young women in (a) and (b) suggest an element of uniform. Raymond John Sharkey lived at the 'Appy 'Ome as a bachelor. Born in 1868 in New South Wales, Raymond Sharkey was an architect and surveyor and amateur photographer. He worked for a time in Esperance and the goldfields. He married Edith Florence Ray in Melbourne on October 4th, 1899. They had four children Josephine, Peggy, Maida and Bruce. Moved to 3 Victoria Avenue 'Wainomi 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 age 41 on September 22, 1910.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-28--9-227-a,b

Item type

Photographs

Year

c. 1892

Last modified

Thursday, 12 June, 2025

Completeness

Claremont Museum

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