OBJECT TITLE / NAME

Woman and child, c. 1900

DATE1900s

MEDIAImage

PHOTOGRAPHERYeoman & Co Bourke St. East Melbourne.

COLLECTIONHastings-Western Port Historical Society

REG NO.P817.1

HISTORY

Susannah Mills was the wife of Henry Mills of Tyabb. Henry died suddenly on February 11, 1907 aged 63 years. The following is typed on a piece of paper and glued to the back of the photograph: “Written on the back of photograph: From Mother To her Son and Daughter H. & S. Mills”. Also written in pencil is: ”Henry was husband of Susannah Mills”.

DESCRIPTION

This image shows an elderly woman and a child posing for a studio photo. The woman is dressed in a long-sleeved high necked black dress with a small black hat. The child is wearing a long-sleeved dark coloured dress with a white smock over the top and leather lace-up boots. The child is standing in a chair. A basket of flowers is on the chair to the left of the child. The photographers details are printed across the bottom.

SUBJECTS

Families, Portraits

KEYWORDS

Mills, Henry, Mills, Susannah