Item MM 104057 Photograph - Dorothy Howard & Other Women at Ferry Barrier, Dorothy Howard Tour, Clarence River, New South Wales, 16 Sep 1954

Summary

Black and white photograph depicting a group of five women, including Dr Dorothy Howard in sunglasses, standing by the barrier at the ferry landing on the Clarence River above Grafton, 16 September 1954.

Photograph of American folklorist Dr Dorothy Howard while she was studying children's games and playlore in Australia under a Fulbright research grant,1954-1955. Her photographs and research have become part of the Australian Children's Folklore Collection at Museum Victoria - part of the UNESCO Australian Memory of the World Register.

Description of Content

Group of five women standing by the barrier at the ferry landing on the Clarence River above Grafton. The women are mostly of retirement age and dressed for cool weather in suits and hats. The Clarence River forms the background to the photograph.

Physical Description

Black and white photograph.