Portraits of Dawson family members and unknown people.

c. 1901
Subcollections
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
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.

Place made
Midland
Western Australia
Australia
Year
Primary significance criteria
Social or spiritual significance
Comparative significance criteria
Rare or representative
Permissions

May be used under the Creative Commons License. High quality scan is available from Midland and Districts Historical Society.

Attribution requirements

Image is to be attributed 'Courtesy of Midland and Districts Historical Society Inc. and Rottnest Island Authority'.

Midland and Districts Historical Society

Midland and Districts Historical Society

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P100-23. Unknown man.
P100-23. Unknown man named Joe.
P100-24. William Dennis Dawson.
P100-24. William Dennis Dawson.
P100-25. Unknown child.
P100-25. Unknown child.
P100-26. Unknown woman and child.
P100-26. Unknown woman and child.
P100-27. Elise Francoise Gascard Dawson (nee Romanet), William Dennis Dawson's wife.
P100-27. Elise Francoise Gascard Dawson (nee Romanet), William Dennis Dawson's wife.
P100-28. Effie Henderson, sister of photographer William Dawson Dennis.
P100-28. Effie Henderson, sister of photographer William Dawson Dennis.
P100-29. William Dennis Dawson, photographer, with his daughter Dorothy Jean.
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.
P100-30. 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.
P100-31. Isabella Margaret Dawson, sister of William Dennis Dawson.
P100-32. Elise Dawson, wife of William Dennis Dawson.
P100-32. Elise Dawson, wife of William Dennis Dawson.
P100-33. Unknown boy.
P100-33. Unknown boy.
P100-34. Unknown Aboriginal man.
P100-34. Unknown Aboriginal man.
P100-35. William Dennis Dawson play-acting with an unknown man. Caption reads 'A biter bit'.
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'.
P100-36. 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'.
P100-37. Group of unknown men. Caption reads 'The Gang'.
P100-38. Two unknown men wearing black make-up and play-acting. Caption reads 'More Dear?'.
P100-38. 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?'.
P100-39. Unknown man posing as a paper seller. Caption reads 'Paper Sir?'.

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