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Subiaco Museum > Records

PHOTOGRAPH: MARY GREENWOOD

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Harold Greenwood

c. 1925

Overview

Sepia photograph of Mary Greenwood standing on lawn in a garden with shrubs and picket fence. A windmill is in the background. Mrs Greenwood wears a long dark day dress with 3/4 sleeves and tucks at the hem line. Her shiny dark hair is tied back. She was the mother of 7 children aged 4 to 17 years when the family migrated to Australia and came to live in Peel Street, Jolimont. On reverse is hand written in blue ball point pen: GRAN GREENWOOD, and in faded black ink: Dear Daughter, as Harold has taken this in our garden we thought you would like to have one with love from you (sic) dear mother can you see the flowers.
* Note: Donor has requested that DONOR’S NAME be displayed IN ANY INTERPRETATION ACTIVITIES

Historical information

See P2006-8 for family history.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-43-2006.209

Item type

Material

Photographic Paper

Width

10 mm

Height or length

15 mm

Inscriptions and markings

Harold Greenwood

Keywords

Peel Street, Jolimont

Family Histories

GREENWOOD Irene

Year

Statement of significance

Local history of Jolimont and Subiaco, history of immigration.

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