OBJECT TITLE / NAME

Woman on boat, 1927

DATE1927

MEDIAImage

COLLECTIONHastings-Western Port Historical Society

REG NO.P929

HISTORY

This young woman is Dorothy Pearl De La Haye (21/03/1908 - 12/06/1997). The boat belonged to George De La Haye, Dorothy’s stepfather and uncle. Dorothy’s parents, Charles Alexandre Jr. and Sarah Jane (nee Wright) De La Haye farmed on French Island from 1902 to 1908 when they moved to Hastings. They had a small orchard of apples and plums on Cemetery Road, Hastings. This photograph comes from the John Mirabella Collection. The photograph was taken at Cemetery Beach, Hastings.

DESCRIPTION

This image shows a woman standing on the top of a wooden fishing boat smiling for the camera. Her left hand is resting on a pole. She is dressed in a knee-length, long-sleeved dress. The boat is on dry land with grass around it.

SUBJECTS

Boats, Fishing, Foreshores, Women

KEYWORDS

De La Haye, Dorothy Pearl, De La Haye, George, De La Haye, Sarah Jane, John Mirabella Collection, Wright, Sarah Jane