Summary
Black and white photograph featuring Gerald Brocklesby jumping over the sprinkler in the back garden of his family home at Blackburn, on 17 January 1953.The Brocklesby children often played in the sprinkler in the backyard to seek relief from the summer heat.
Photograph collected as part of Melbourne's Biggest Family Album in 2006.
Description of Content
Boy in swimming costume jumping over rotating sprinkler attached to a garden hose on the lawn in a backyard. Trees are in the background and a woodpile sits against a wooden fence at back right.
Physical Description
Digital image file, copied from original black and white print.
More Information
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Copied from Mr Mark Linacre Brocklesby, 14 Nov 2006
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Place & Date Depicted
Eustace Street, Blackburn, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 17 Jan 1953
Source of Date Depicted: Inscription on album page. -
Photographer
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Individuals Identified
Brocklesby, Gerald Peter
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Format
Digital file, TIFF, Black & White
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Inscriptions
1663 17.1.53
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Classification
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Keywords
Backyards, Children's Play, Gardens, Lawns, Leisure, Sprinklers, Water, Woodpiles
