Group of men, c. 1900

OBJECT TITLE / NAME

Group of men, c. 1900

DATE1900

MEDIAImage

PHOTOGRAPHERRushton Bros.

COLLECTIONHastings-Western Port Historical Society

REG NO.P849

HISTORY

The surnames of this group have been written on the back of the photograph and are as follows: Ham, Peddle, Perrott, Jones, Unthank, Northouse, Dicker, Kewish, Ritchie, Box, Hood, Brody. Also written is ‘from Bill Jones c 1900s”.

DESCRIPTION

This aged and faded image shows a group of thirteen men and one boy, sitting and standing in three rows, posing for a photo. There are six men standing in the back row, four men sitting on chairs in the middle row and three men and one boy sitting cross-legged on the ground. Most of the men are wearing long-sleeved white shirts and waistcoats. Two of the men and the boy are also wearing suit coats. Most are wearing either a hat or a cap. The man at the back on the far right-hand side has his hand resting on a chair. “Rushton Bros Artists” is printed across the far right-hand side of the photograph.

SUBJECTS

Groups (people), Men

KEYWORDS

Box, Brody, Dicker, Ham, Hood, Jones, Jones, Bill, Kewish, Northouse, Peddle, Perrott, Ritchie, Unthank