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Group portrait of girl's school orchestra. The uniform the girls are wearing has a cape. This is a group portrait of the Sisters of Mercy School Orchestra, in Nicholson Street Carlton, circa 1927. The child performer Elvie Watson is seated, bottom right, and carrying a violin. Elvie had been a professional entertainer since the age of 5. On Saturday nights she would perform impersonations at Vaudeville nights at Melbourne Town Halls.
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Acquisition Information
Copied from Miss Eve Rachel Greenhatch, 22 Nov 2006
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Place & Date Depicted
Nicholson Street, Carlton, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, circa 1927
Place Depicted Notes: Sisters of Mercy School. Source of Date Depicted: Contributor's estimate. -
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Rembrandt Studio
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Individuals Identified
Watson, Elvie; other people unknown
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Digital file, TIFF, Black & White
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Classification
Recreation & tourism, Performing arts - ensembles, Performers
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