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Subiaco Museum > Records

PHOTOGRAPH: MYRLENE FRAYNE AND THELMA CONGDON, THELMA GREEN BEQUEST

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Park's Photos Perth

c. 1930

Overview

Image: A photograph of Myrle Frayne (left) and Thelma Congdon (right) as young girls, standing on grass in front of some vegetation. They are both wearing a short sleeved white dress coming down to their knees, with white closed shoes and long white socks. Myrle is wearing a pair of glasses with a round, dark frame. What appears to be a wooden fence is behind the vegetation behind them.

Reverse: Handwritten in black pen 'MYRLE FRAYNE', 'THELMA CONGDON', 'GLOSTER ST SUBIACO'. Stamped on the back with a purple oval stamp reading 'PARK'S PHOTO PERTH' and a number '179' in black.

Historical information

Miscellaneous photograph collection collated by Thelma Green, nee Congdon.

Photograph from Album 9.

Photographs sorted according to limited information written on back of photographs. Photographs include: Thelma Green, nee Congdon; Bert and Pearl Congdon; Trenberth family members; Congdon family members.

Photographs accessioned individually May 2023.

Thelma Green, nee Congdon, only child of Bert and Pearl, born 17 March 1922, died 23 October 2001.

Taken at her house at 75 Gloster Street, Subiaco.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-43-2005.123.9

Item type

Material

Width

58 mm

Height or length

88 mm

Inscriptions and markings

Park's Photos Perth

Keywords

Costume/fashion

Congdon/Green Collection

CONGDON, Thelma (later GREEN)

Gloster Street [75], Subiaco

Year

Statement of significance

Social significance: photographic record of family events and dress of the eras

Last modified

Wednesday, 19 November, 2025

Completeness

94

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