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Greenough Museum and Gardens > Records

Wedding photograph of May Morrell and Harry Elphick

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1923

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Morrell family Archives

Overview

Studio photograph of a man in a dress suit standing behind a woman wearing a wedding dress seated on a chair

Historical information

May Isabel Harriet Morrell (1889-?) was the daughter of Reuben Morrell and Elizabeth Morrell (nee Duncan). She grew up at Ironbarks Farm, North Greenough, and then trained as a teacher. She taught at Ogilvie and then at Watheroo where she met Harry Elphick who she married on 18 September 1923.

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Registration number

cwa-org-72-GMME0444

Item type

Themes

People
Social History

Material

Photographic Materials

Width

205 mm

Height or length

281 mm

Inscriptions and markings

Handwritten on inner cover, " To dear Nanna & Auntie with love from May & Harry 18th 9.23."

Contextual Information

The photograph is importance because of the connection to Greenough and the Morrell family.

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Place made

Western Australia, Australia

Year

Primary significance criteria

Social or spiritual significance

Comparative significance criteria

Rare or representative

Well provenanced

Last modified

Thursday, 23 December, 2021

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Wedding photograph of May Morrell and Harry Elphick

1923 wedding photograph of May Morrell and Harry Elphick

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