Woman with two children, 1957

OBJECT TITLE / NAME

Woman with two children, 1957

DATE1957

MEDIAImage

PHOTOGRAPHERIlford and Kodak

COLLECTIONHastings-Western Port Historical Society

REG NO.P244

HISTORY

This is a photograph of Shirley Rowe, nee Mentiplay. Her baby daughter is Susan, now Mrs Purves and her son is John. The photograph was taken at Boes Road, Tyabb. The original photograph belongs to Dell Mirabella. Both copies are the same size.

DESCRIPTION

This image shows a woman holding a baby with a small boy standing in front of her posing for a photograph in front of a house. The woman is wearing a skirt and cardigan with the white collar of her blouse showing. She has short dark hair. The baby is dressed in white and the little boy is wearing a long sleeve shirt underneath a pair of overalls. Part of the house and verandah can be seen behind them. There is a cane chair with cushions on the right-hand side of the verandah and small shrubs are on either side of the image. Patches of light have been let into both sides of the image.

SUBJECTS

Families

KEYWORDS

Boes Road, Tyabb, Mentiplay, Shirley, Mirabella, Dell, Purves, Susan, Rowe, John, Rowe, Shirley, Rowe, Susan