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Subiaco Museum > Records

POSTCARD: PORTRAIT OF BERNA AND RAY ABELMAN

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c. 1890

Overview

Image: The photograph shows one sister sitting down, with the other standing behind her, resting a hand on her shoulder. The standing sister is wearing a skirt, which is belted at the waist, and a short bolero-type jacket with large buttons, with a wide white collar and cuffs, over a white lace blouse, with a choker of pearls around her neck. She has long curly hair.
Her sister wears a dark dress with sleeves puffed to the elbow and tight to the wrist. The dress bodice is cut into a 'V' at the front with lace trimming down to the waistline, and a high-necked white lace blouse underneath. She has a pendant around her neck. Her hair is long and curly with a white ribbon above the left eye. The girls' parents owned a shop in Rokeby Road.
Photograph has postcard details on back.
Reverse: Handrwritten note 'Berna and Ray Abelman. Gregson'

Historical information

Photograph of Berna and Ray Abelman, c. 1890

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-43-1985.520

Item type

Material

Photographic Paper

Width

90 mm

Height or length

140 mm

Keywords

Family Histories

Shops And Businesses, Subiaco

Year

c. 1890

Statement of significance

Local, family and business history
Historic: Social: Representativeness:

Primary significance criteria

Historic significance

Social or spiritual significance

Comparative significance criteria

Rare or representative

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