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Subiaco Museum > Records

PHOTOGRAPH: EILEEN NEWMAN AT HER TYPEWRITER

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c. 1900

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Overview

Black and white photograph
Front: The image shows Eileen sitting at a table with the typewriter in front of her. A few miscellaneous sheets of paper lie on the table. Eileen wears a dark blouse with a pleated front panel, long sleeves and a high lace collar. Her hair is piled into a bun on her head.
Reverse: blank

Historical information

One of a number of photographs of members of the Newman family.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-43-1985.574

Item type

Material

Photographic Paper

Width

75 mm

Height or length

100 mm

Keywords

Office Equipment

For Digitising April 2023

Year

c. 1900

Statement of significance

Local, family and business/commercial equipment history
Historic: Social: Representativeness:

Primary significance criteria

Historic significance

Social or spiritual significance

Comparative significance criteria

Rare or representative

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