Item MM 110887 Digital Photograph - Boy at Banks of Flooded Bodman Creek, Won Wron, circa 1912

Summary

This photograph shows Bodman Creek in Won Wron, Gippsland, swollen from a flood, circa 1912. The photographer's son Geoffrey Pern is standing looking at the water.

The photographer of this image, Doctor Sydney Pern, was a friend of the contributor's family, who lived in Yarram. In addition to his duties as the local GP, he was an enthusiastic amateur photographer.

Description of Content

Boy standing at the banks of a flooded river. Gum trees are visible in the background.