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Shire of Toodyay > Records

ROBERT JAMES MACKINTOSH WITH HIS MOTHER MARY ANN MACKINTOSH (NEE LAHIFF)

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c. 1977

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Overview

A large black and white modern informal photo of Robert James Mackintosh (b. 1914) with his mother Mrs Mary Ann Mackintosh (nee Lahiff) aged 92. Both are sitting.
Mr Mackintosh is wearing a shirt, tie, waistcoat and trousers and is smiling broadly. His mother is also smiling and is wearing a striped frock, a cardigan, a knotted string of pearls around her neck and a Scottish thistle shaped brooch at the join of the collar her dress.
She is holding a very large book (probably a Bible) which is open and resting on her lap.
A wide band ring is seen on the middle finger of her left hand.
Both are wearing glasses.
Behind them both is an ornate china light on the wall and lower to the left part of an oval mirror.

Historical information

Mary Ann (born 1885) was the wife of Robert Ewen Mackintosh (1868-1945).

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-37-2001.1309

Item type

Material

Photographic Paper

Width

25.3000 cm

Height or length

20.2000 cm

Themes

Inscriptions and markings

On reverse of photo in blue biro: Robert James Mackintosh with Mother (92 year old) Mary Ann Mackintosh (nee Lahiff).

Year

c. 1977

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Historic significance

Shire of Toodyay

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