Portrait, c. 1920

OBJECT TITLE / NAME

Portrait, c. 1920

DATE1920

MEDIAImage

PHOTOGRAPHERKodak

COLLECTIONHastings-Western Port Historical Society

REG NO.P599

HISTORY

This gentleman is Mr Daniel Sheehey. He was born in Ireland and was fishing at Hastings by 1868 when he married Mary Davis. His sons George and John were also fishermen. This photograph comes from the collection of Esme Harold.

DESCRIPTION

This image shows the portrait of an elderly man, taken from the waist up. He is looking directly at the camera and is not smiling. He is wearing a three piece dark coloured suit with a fob chain attached to his waistcoat. He has a dark coloured silk tie at the neck of his rounded collar white shirt. Flowers are in his left coat lapel. He is wearing a small brimmed hat on his grey head. He has a grey moustache and beard.

SUBJECTS

Fishermen, Men, Portraits

KEYWORDS

Davis, Mary, Sheehey, Daniel, Sheehey, George, Sheehey, John, Sheehey, Mary