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Subiaco Museum > Records

POSTCARD: MAURICE GEORGE HANCOCK WITH SUBIACO CLASS GROUP

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c. 1905

Overview

Front: The photograph features a class from the Subiaco School taken out of doors against the background of a hedge. The school buildings can be seen behind the hedge. The children are arranged in four rows, and include Maurice George Hancock, fifth from the left in the second row, who was born on 10 May 1895 and died on 4 October 1916 (in the Great War). Girls are in the two back rows and the boys are seated in the two front rows.
Reverse: Reverse of photograph may be used as postcard.
Beneath and to the left of POST CARD is written ‘Correspondence’ and to the right ‘Address only'.
Also on reverse, handwritten 'x Maurice George Hancock'

Historical information

One of a number of photographs of Hancock family members.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-43-1985.507

Item type

Material

Photographic Paper

Width

135 mm

Height or length

85 mm

Keywords

Family Histories

Education - Subiaco Primary School

Decade - 1900's

Year

c. 1905

Statement of significance

Local and family history

Historic: Social: Representativeness:

Primary significance criteria

Historic significance

Social or spiritual significance

Comparative significance criteria

Rare or representative

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