PHOTOGRAPH: WOMEN'S TENNIS GROUP, PELL, ARCUS, MUDIE, CADMAN & CHUGG

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Overview

A black and white photograph of a group of ladies taken at a tennis court of a house, believed to be on the corner of Townshend and Roberts Roads, Subiaco. Details of the house can be seen behind the ladies and is believed to be Stranraer.
In the photograph, four women are standing behind the tennis net, and three are kneeling in front of the net. All are wearing white outfits and holding rackets.
On the reverse is a handwritten note: 'Back row L-R. M Mabel Pell - Win Arcus - Lena Mudie - Janet Pell. Front Row. Lucy Cadman - Queenie Chugg - Amy Mudie.
House CNR Roberts Rd, Townsend Rd.'

Historical information

Although the photograph date is unknown, Lucy Cadman lived between 1902 and 1939. Based on these dates and the shape of the rackets, the photograph is believed to have been taken in the 1920s or early 1930s.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-43-1985.551

Item type

Photographs

Material

Photographic Paper

Chemicals

Width

105 mm

Height or length

60 mm

Keywords

Sport

Tennis

CHUGG Miss A I (Queenie)

Roberts Road [285], Subiaco

Statement of significance

This photograph is significant for recording women from prominent Subiaco families playing tennis, a popular sporting pastime. Some architectural details of the house and garden, believed to be Stranraer on the corner of Roberts and Townshend Road, are also evident.
Historic: Social: Condition: Interpretive: Provenance: Rarity: Representativeness:

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Historic significance

Social or spiritual significance

Comparative significance criteria

Interpretive capacity

Object’s condition or completeness

Rare or representative

Well provenanced

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-31.945607360951, 115.82828331519

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