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Subiaco Museum > Records

PHOTOGRAPH: TWO PEOPLE ON A MOTORYCLE, THELMA GREEN BEQUEST

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Park's Photos Perth

c. 1910

Overview

Image: A photograph of two people on a motorcycle, a man driving, and a woman sitting side-saddle on the back. The man wears a white shirt, bowler hat, and has what appears to be a grey beard. The woman is wearing a white shirt, and has a long skirt. The motorcycle has a numberplate on the front, 'S26'. Behind them is a wooden building with horizontal cladding.

Reverse: Written in black ink, 'Dad + mum', 'get the away flay flying that the one I had at Tidwork'.

Context found on sticky note: 'John + Ethel', 'Bike no. S26', 'Ethel - possibly daughter of Edwin + Annie Congdon', 'Album 2004.48', 'John - uncle to Ethel'.

Historical information

Miscellaneous photograph collection collated by Thelma Green, nee Congdon.

Photograph from Album 9.

Photographs sorted according to limited information written on back of photographs. Photographs include: Thelma Green, nee Congdon; Bert and Pearl Congdon; Trenberth family members; Congdon family members.

Photographs accessioned individually May 2023.

Thelma Green, nee Congdon, only child of Bert and Pearl, born 17 March 1922, died 23 October 2001.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-43-2005.123.67

Item type

Material

Width

58 mm

Height or length

88 mm

Inscriptions and markings

Park's Photos Perth

Keywords

Costume/fashion

CONGDON, Bert (Bertie, Barney)

Congdon/Green Collection

CONGDON, Thelma (later GREEN)

Gloster Street [75], Subiaco

Year

Statement of significance

Social significance: photographic record of family events and dress of the eras

Last modified

Monday, 1 December, 2025

Completeness

94

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