Summary
Portrait of Miss Elsie Storie of Brunswick, later of Canterbury, taken at the Swiss Studio, Bourke Street, Melbourne, in 1918. Elsie was a young woman during World War I. She lost several male friends in the war.
Part of a collection of paper-based ephemera relating to the life of Miss Elsie Storie, a middle-class Melbourne woman who was born around 1895, lived through both wars, and remained in Melbourne all her life.
Description of Content
Head and shoulder portrait of woman in pale dress with necklace.
Physical Description
Black and white silver gelatin photograph with postcard backing.
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Mr John Millward, Mrs Millward, 2007
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Person Depicted
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Format
Postcard, Black & White
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Inscriptions
Hand written in black ink on the front of the postcard; 'Elsie / 1918' Printed on the back of the postcard; 'POST CARD / CORRESPONDENCE / ADDRESS ONLY / KODAK AUSTRAL / The SWISS Studios. BOURKE ST., MELBOURNE' Hand written in black ink on the back of the postcard; 'With Best Wishes for Xmas / + the New Year. / With love from Elsie / 1918'
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Overall Dimensions
87 mm (Width), 135 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Portraits, Photographic Studios, Postcards, Christmas Cards, World War I, 1914-1918