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JOHN ACTON WROTH

c. 1860 - 1869
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Overview

Black and white copy of a studio portrait of John Acton Wroth (1830-1876).
He is seated with his left arm resting on a book, which is on a cloth-covered table.
He is wearing light coloured trousers and a dark single breasted jacket, and a white shirt with winged collar and striped necktie. Full beard and moustache with short hair.
Original photo must had a black mark on the jacket area. Original photo may have taken in the 1860s ?

Historical information

John Acton Wroth (1830–1876) was a convict transportee to the Swan River Colony, and later a clerk and storekeeper in Toodyay, Western Australia.
He kept a personal diary that recorded life on board the transport ship and his experiences at the country hiring depots of York and Toodyay. This diary is lodged in the archives of the State Library.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Acton_Wroth

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Details

Registration number
cwa-org-37-2001.1389
Item type
Photographs
Material
Card
Width
21.5000 cm
Height or length
16 cm
Inscriptions and markings

On back of photo: in pencil: D 8 John A Wroth, large no. 4 (5).

Keywords
WROTH Family
WROTH, John Acton
Year
c. 1860 - 1869
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