OBJECT TITLE / NAME

Debutantes, c. 1950

DATE1940 to 1960

MEDIAImage

COLLECTIONHastings-Western Port Historical Society

REG NO.P959

HISTORY

This is the occasion of the Hastings Fire Brigade Debutante Ball. The names of the debs and their partners are as follows: men in the back row: Ron Benton, Len Gibson, John Spence, Ivan Weibrecht, John Balcke, Ken Gibson, Stewart Watt, Jack Cronin, Graeme Street, Max Christie and Doug Harle.
Debs standing: ....?...., Shirley Hore, Valma Lennox, Janet Reid, Joan Lothian and Nita Jones.
Debs sitting: Greta Perrott, Nola Redman, Rita Paganoni, Jean Crosbie, Shiela Mirabella, Florence Mirabella and Dawn French. Harry Gibson is sitting on the far left and Norm Gowns is sitting on the far right. The small girl sitting on the floor on the left is the bakers daughter and the other girl is Sandra Timms.

DESCRIPTION

This image shows a large group of debutantes and their partners standing and sitting in three rows, posing for a photo. Two little girls are sitting with their dresses spread out on the floor. There are thirteen men and thirteen women. The men are all wearing a similar uniform. The debutantes are all holding identical dark coloured bouquets.

SUBJECTS

Dances and balls, Debutantes, Fire brigades, Groups (people)

KEYWORDS

Balcke, John, Benton, Ron, Christie, Max, Cronin, Jack, Crosbie, Jean, French, Dawn, Gibson, Harry, Gibson, Ken, Gibson, Len, Gowns, Norm, Harle, Doug, Hastings, Hastings Fire Brigade, Hore, Shirley, Jones, Nita, Lennox, Valma, Lothian, Joan, Mirabella, Florence, Mirabella, Shiela, Paganoni, Rita, Perrott, Greta, Reid, Janet, Spence, John, Street, Graeme, Timms, Sandra, Watt, Stewart, Weibrecht, Ivan