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Portraits of Dawson family members and unknown people.
c. 1901Subcollections
Overview
Black and white images mounted in an album behind a beige and green colour mat board.
Historical information
Images are from the Rutherford Album which is housed at the archives of the Rottnest Island Heritage Authority at Kingstown Barracks, Rottnest Island. The photographer was William Dennis Dawson, a professional photographer in Midland Junction. The images are dated between 1901 and 1902.
Details
Details
Registration number
cwa-org-150-P100-23
Item type
Material
Inscriptions and markings
Some of the images feature hand-written captions on the mat board beneath.
Contextual Information
Images document members of a settler family at the beginning of the twentieth century.
Keywords
Place made
Year
Primary significance criteria
Social or spiritual significance
Comparative significance criteria
Rare or representative
Copyright and Reference
Copyright and Reference
Copyright category
Expired
Attribution requirements
Image is to be attributed 'Courtesy of Midland and Districts Historical Society Inc. and Rottnest Island Authority'.
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P100-23. Unknown man named Joe.
P100-24. William Dennis Dawson.
P100-25. Unknown child.
P100-26. Unknown woman and child.
P100-27. Elise Francoise Gascard Dawson (nee Romanet), William Dennis Dawson's wife.
P100-28. Effie Henderson, sister of photographer William Dawson Dennis.
P100-29. William Dennis Dawson, photographer, with his daughter Dorothy Jean.
P100-30. Elise and William Dawson with their daughter Dorothy washing dishes in the river after lunch.
P100-31. Isabella Margaret Dawson, sister of William Dennis Dawson.
P100-32. Elise Dawson, wife of William Dennis Dawson.
P100-33. Unknown boy.
P100-34. Unknown Aboriginal man.
P100-35. William Dennis Dawson play-acting with an unknown man. Caption reads 'A biter bit'.
P100-36. William Dennis Dawson play-acting with an unknown man. Caption reads 'On the benches in the park'.
P100-37. Group of unknown men. Caption reads 'The Gang'.
P100-38. Two unknown men wearing black make-up and play-acting. Caption reads 'More Dear?'.
P100-39. Unknown man posing as a paper seller. Caption reads 'Paper Sir?'.
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