OBJECT TITLE / NAME

Man and baby, c. 1940

DATE1940

MEDIAImage

COLLECTIONHastings-Western Port Historical Society

REG NO.P1221

HISTORY

This man is George Melville. He is standing in front of his first store in Crib Point. The photo was taken about 1934. This store had previously served as a second post office in Crib Point. After George left, the little shop was taken over by a greengrocer. The baby was most probably George’s son. George married Elsie May (Maisie) Woolley, the daughter of William Thomas Woolley and Jane Elizabeth Hobden.

DESCRIPTION

This image shows a man standing outside a timber building, holding a baby. He has a big smile on his face and is looking at the camera. He is wearing a suit, white shirt, tie and a hat. The baby is dressed all in white. The building behind has a panelled door and windows on the right-hand side. A sign above the window reads: “ECKS”.

SUBJECTS

Children, Greengrocers, Men, Post offices, Shops

KEYWORDS

Crib Point, Hobden, Jane Elizabeth, Melville, Elise May (Maisie, Melville, George, Woolley, Elise May (Maisie, Woolley, Jane Elizabeth, Woolley, William Thomas