Woman and man outside Post Office, c. 1930

This image shows a very well dressed elderly woman wearing a fur collared long coat and hat, beside a motor car, which is parked on the road. A man, dressed in a three-piece suit is standing on the edge of the footpath behind her. The gutter is paved. The back of the car is visible with the number plate 193733. Both doors are wide open and a large spare wheel is attached to the back of the car by a frame. A small building with a tiled roof, and bricks part way up the walls is behind the couple. The front door is open and POST OFFICE is printed above the door way. Two windows can be seen either side of the door. Both have printing at the bottom of the window which reads “Post & Telegraph Office”. 1937 is printed in large numbers on the bricks on the right-hand side of the building. Part of a telephone box can be seen behind the post office and part of another building can be seen beside it. Part of a building with a fence in front can be seen on the left-hand side of the post office. Two large trees can be seen in front of the motor car.

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OBJECT TITLE / NAME

Woman and man outside Post Office, c. 1930

DATE1930

MEDIAImage

PHOTOGRAPHERKodak Print Velox

COLLECTIONHastings-Western Port Historical Society

REG NO.P354

HISTORY

This is Miss Lily Peterson and her nephew Reg Peterson. They are outside the fourth Crib Point Post Office which was built by Miss Peterson. She was Post Mistress from 1917 to 1942, when she took sick leave. She never married and was buried at Crib Point Cemetery on November 13, 1963, aged 87. Written on the back in pencil is: “Aunty Lil Petersen Reg Petersen”. Also stamped in blue ink is “B 3”.

DESCRIPTION

This image shows a very well dressed elderly woman wearing a fur collared long coat and hat, beside a motor car, which is parked on the road. A man, dressed in a three-piece suit is standing on the edge of the footpath behind her. The gutter is paved. The back of the car is visible with the number plate 193733. Both doors are wide open and a large spare wheel is attached to the back of the car by a frame. A small building with a tiled roof, and bricks part way up the walls is behind the couple. The front door is open and POST OFFICE is printed above the door way. Two windows can be seen either side of the door. Both have printing at the bottom of the window which reads “Post & Telegraph Office”. 1937 is printed in large numbers on the bricks on the right-hand side of the building. Part of a telephone box can be seen behind the post office and part of another building can be seen beside it. Part of a building with a fence in front can be seen on the left-hand side of the post office. Two large trees can be seen in front of the motor car.

SUBJECTS

Cars, Families, Local history, Post offices, Postal services

KEYWORDS

Crib Point Post Office, Peterson, Lily, Peterson, Reg