Summary
Black and white photograph featuring the Ellerbock family children and a family friend in a wading pool in the Ellerbock family backyard, Ringwood East, 1965. This was the family's first pool.
The Ellerbock family immigrated from Upper Austria to Australia in 1955. They were sponsored, and their sponsors arranged for them to have temporary accommodation in Ringwood East from July 1955 to May 1956. They then settled in the area, and Mr Ellerbock was naturalised in 1961.
Photograph collected as part of Melbourne's Biggest Family Album in 2006.
Description of Content
One boy and five girls in a circular wading pool in the backyard. The girl front centre is kneeling in the water and wearing a striped shirt. A shed is in the background and behind that is a house.
Physical Description
Digital image file. A digital photograph was taken of the original black and white print.
More Information
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Copied from Mrs Ingrid Cuttiford, 09 Dec 2006
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Place & Date Depicted
Bedford Park Road, Ringwood East, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1965
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Photographer
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Individuals Identified
Ellerbock, Ron; Ellerbock, Anna jnr; Ellerbock, Hanne; Ellerbock, Ingrid; Ellerbock, Liz; unknown family friend; Smith, Marie
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Format
Digital file, TIFF, Black & White
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Classification
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Keywords
Backyards, Children's Play, Leisure, Sheds, Swimming, Swimming Pools, Water
