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Shire of Toodyay > Records

THOMAS JOHN STRAHAN LYING BALANCED ON CUSHION ON BOX

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1914

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Overview

A sepia coloured photograph of an original photo that has a probable Battye photo reference - No 3802P.
Written to one edge is "The Ruskin Studio" Bairds Arcade, Perth.
The photo is of a man (very thin) lying horizontally balanced upon a cushioned upturned box out in an open area of land and trees.
The man is wearing trousers, a light shirt with rolled up sleeves, and is bare-
Man is probably T.J. (Thomas John) Strahan, who suffered badly from arthritis.

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cwa-org-37-2001.1140

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Width

12.6000 cm

Height or length

17.7000 cm

Inscriptions and markings

Written on reverse of photo (in pencil) is the name: "T.J.Strahan 1914"

Contextual Information

The subject was the donor of land at Jimperding for the Seventh Day Adventist Church Cemetery.

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