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Claremont Museum > Records

BUCKINGHAM PEGGY IN HER KITCHEN

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1986

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Colour print. Peggy Buckingham, wearing white apron over aqua coloured dress with brooch at the neckline and three-quarter sleeves, in her kitchen. She is placing something red in a wire basket attached to the wall. As well as cupboards, refrigerator, noticeboard and large clock, items from her collection of kitchen paraphernalia are displayed on walls and shelves.

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Louise Margaret Buckingham (nickname:Peggy) was born in Columbia, USA on 28/08/1927. She married Michael Buckingham in 1958 and arrived in Claremont in 1964 from the USA. They lived on Reserve Street, Claremont and owned a farm in Bridgetown. Volunteered for many years with the education program at the Claremont Museum.

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