Item MM 110696 Digital Photograph - One Boy & Two Girls in Canvas Wading Pool, Backyard, Kew, 1954

Summary

Black and white photograph featuring Judy Schlesinger, Vivien (surname unknown) and an unknown boy in a wading pool in the backyard of the Schlesinger's family home in Kew, 1954. Judy remembers 'It was a canvas wading pool, with wooden pegs in each corner to keep it stable. That was how you cooled off in summer.'

Photograph collected as part of Melbourne's Biggest Family Album in 2006.

Description of Content

Two girls and a boy standing in a rectangular wading pool, on the lawn in a leafy backyard with trees. A toddler is standing at the front of the pool with their back to the camera. A person can be glimpsed at front right of the pool.

Physical Description

Digital image file. A digital photograph was taken of the original black and white print.