Summary
The negative belonged to Miss Elsie Storie of Brunswick, later of Canterbury, a young woman during World War I. The photographs of several soldiers stand on a piano, with patriotic flags. The house may be 340 Edward St, Brunswick, the Storie family home early in World War I.
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
Dining table and chairs in front of a piano. The piano is decorated with framed photographs of soldiers and flags.
Physical Description
Black and white silver gelatin negative
More Information
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Mr John Millward, Mrs Millward, 2007
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Place & Date Depicted
340 Edward Street, Brunswick, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, circa 1914-1918
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Previous Owner
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Format
Negative, Black & White
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Classification
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Type of item
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Image Dimensions - Negative/s
90 mm (Width), 60 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Domestic Life, Home Decorating, Homes, Dining Rooms, Pianos, World War I, 1914-1918