Outdoor black and white photograph of a family

c. 1884
Overview

Black and white photograph taken out doors of three women, two children and a man sitting on rocks.

Historical information

The people in the photograph have been identified as from left - Jane Bridgeman (nee Blaney) holding adopted son Victor; Catherine Gale Scrivener (nee Bridgeman) with daughter Nell (Ellen); Catherine (Kitty) and Joseph Bridgeman.
There is no indication as to where the photograph was taken. Edmund W. Diederich was a photographer in South Australia in 1883.

Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-72-GMME0875
Item type
Width
165 mm
Height or length
106 mm
Inscriptions and markings

Stamped on reverse - E. Diederich Australian Photographer Portraits taken in any weather.

Contextual Information

Joseph Bridgeman (also spelt Bridgman) was a farmer at Greenough. His wife Catherine drowned in the 1888 floods.

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Place made
Australia
Year
Primary significance criteria
Historic significance
Social or spiritual significance
Comparative significance criteria
Interpretive capacity
Well provenanced
Greenough Museum and Gardens

Greenough Museum and Gardens

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The Bridgeman family
Outdoor photograph of members of the Bridgeman family.

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