SHARKEY COLLECTION - FAMILY IN A GARDEN

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c. 1892

Overview

B/W Prints. (a) Group of six, comprised of an elderly couple (he sitting on a folding chair, she in a deck chair) a young woman seated on a chair, a young man reclining at her feet, and another man and child sitting on the ground. The women are wearing 'walking out' costumes and hats; the men are 'casually' dressed in trousers, jackets, shirts and ties and the older man is wearing spats. The child is is in a voluminous outfit and enormous hat. Heavy foliage forms the background. (b) The younger woman and child, their hats on the ground, are sitting on the lawn beside the older woman whio is seated on a chair with an open book in her lap.

Historical information

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--9-225-a,b

Item type

Photographs

Year

c. 1892

Last modified

Thursday, 12 June, 2025

Claremont Museum

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