Description of Content
Portrait photograph of a mother and daughter sitting on the 'Moon Seat' back drop, Luna Park. This novelty photograph shows Patricia Von Sonnewald with her daughter Rebecca Tira, aged 3 years old at Luna Park, on the 'Moon Seat', 1953. Patricia remembers 'The children always wanted to go to Luna Park.' Henrick Von Sonnewald, Patricia's husband and Rebecca Tira's father, had passed away a year ago. Patricia and Henrick had been in a car accident. Patricia had only just come out of hospital after a year's recuperation when she took Rebecca Tira to Luna Park.
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Acquisition Information
Copied from Mrs Patricia Morgan, 07 Dec 2006
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Place & Date Depicted
The Esplanade, St Kilda, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1953
Source of Date Depicted: Contributor's memory. -
Photographer
Unknown Source
Photographer Notes: The photographer is believed to be the in-house Luna Park photographer. -
Individuals Identified
Sonnewald, Patricia; Sonnewald, Rebecca Tira
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Format
Digital file, TIFF, Black & White
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Classification
Migration, Settlement - cultural & social life, Excursions & outings
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