Description of Content
Studio portrait of young girl in hat and dancing costume. This is a studio portrait of Elvie Watson, circa 1924. She was aged 10 or 11 and already a professional entertainer. On Saturday nights she would perform impersonations at Vaudeville nights at Melbourne Town Halls. Elvie was the daughter of Mr and Mrs E. Watson of Fitzroy Street Fitzroy and had been in pantomime from the age of five.
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Acquisition Information
Copied from Miss Eve Rachel Greenhatch, 22 Nov 2006
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Place & Date Depicted
Victoria, Australia, circa 1924
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Photographer
B. Wadsworth Studio
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Individuals Identified
Watson, Elvie
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Format
Digital file, TIFF, Black & White
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Inscriptions
B. Wadsworth / Photo
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Classification
Recreation & tourism, Performing arts - concerts, Performers
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