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This stereograph shows twin images of a comical scene of a man sprawled drunkenly in a chair in a garden, with a bottle of beer and a glass beside him. A woman tickles his face with a piece of grass or feather from behind him and he brushes at it. This stereograph 'D---n that Fly' shows a comical scene of a man sprawled drunkenly in a chair in a garden, with a bottle of beer and a glass beside him. A woman tickles his face with a piece of grass or feather from behind him and he brushes at it. This stereograph came from a collection of Melba Ryan's grandparents, Josephine and Martin Nowlan. A lot of them were bought around Federation as souvenirs. They were passed down to Melba's mother, Doris Holden, who passed them down to her.
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Acquisition Information
Copied from Mr Dennis Ryan, 31 Jan 2006
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Place & Date Depicted
Victoria, Australia, circa 1900
Source of Date Depicted: Assistant curator's estimate, based on clothing. -
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George Rose
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unknown
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Format
Digital file, TIFF, Black & White
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Inscriptions
Front: (LHS): Sold only by GEORGE ROSE PUBLISHER, Melbourne. Front (bottom) 1809. D------n that Fly. Front (RHS): ROSES STEREOSCOPIC VIEWS COPYRIGHT.
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