Family portrait, 1898

This image is a family portrait taken outdoors. There are three people standing at the back, two people seated on chairs and two boys sitting on a rug on the ground. Everyone is well dressed. The two men at the back are wearing three-piece suits with ties and fob chains. They each have one hand on their hip. The woman standing between them is wearing a long sleeved dress, the top having a wide collar that sweeps down to the waistline and has a lace collar at the neck. The man sitting is wearing a three-piece suit with the coat buttoned at the top and a small black tie. The woman beside him has and long-sleeved dress with a small capped sleeve, pleating on the bodice, a high white collar with lace bow. The young man on the rug is wearing a three-piece suit as is the boy beside him who has a large white collar, small tie, pants to the knee with leggings underneath. Everyone has a stern look on their faces. There are trees behind them and some water can be seen on the right-hand side of the photograph.

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OBJECT TITLE / NAME

Family portrait, 1898

DATE1898

MEDIAImage

COLLECTIONHastings-Western Port Historical Society

REG NO.P193

HISTORY

This portrait is of the Haddock Family. Back: Joe Haddock, Minnie (Amelia) Haddock and William Haddock. Middle: Grandpa John Haddock and his wife. Front: Harold Haddock and Alf Haddock. John Haddock is Bill Haddock’s grandfather. The names of the family are written in biro on the back of the photograph along with the following: “The Haddock family Photo taken approx 62 years ago. 1898 The property of Harold Haddock Plymouth Street Hastings No 11”.

DESCRIPTION

This image is a family portrait taken outdoors. There are three people standing at the back, two people seated on chairs and two boys sitting on a rug on the ground. Everyone is well dressed. The two men at the back are wearing three-piece suits with ties and fob chains. They each have one hand on their hip. The woman standing between them is wearing a long sleeved dress, the top having a wide collar that sweeps down to the waistline and has a lace collar at the neck. The man sitting is wearing a three-piece suit with the coat buttoned at the top and a small black tie. The woman beside him has and long-sleeved dress with a small capped sleeve, pleating on the bodice, a high white collar with lace bow. The young man on the rug is wearing a three-piece suit as is the boy beside him who has a large white collar, small tie, pants to the knee with leggings underneath. Everyone has a stern look on their faces. There are trees behind them and some water can be seen on the right-hand side of the photograph.

SUBJECTS

Clothing and dress, Early settlers, Families, Pioneers, Portraits

KEYWORDS

Haddock Family, Hastings, Haddock, Alf, Haddock, Amelia (Minnie), Haddock, Bill, Haddock, Harold, Haddock, Joe, Haddock, John, Haddock, William