Summary
Kodak Australasia Pty Ltd managing director John Joseph (JJ) Rouse with his wife Anna and their youngest daughter, Winnie Crane, having tea in a garden, quite likely at their family home 'Kardinia' at Darling Point, Sydney, circa 1924. The dog is Winnie's.
Pictured, left to right: Anna Rouse, Winnie Crane and JJ Rouse.
Winnie would come to visit her parents quite frequently from Scone and later from Plashett, Jerry's Plains.
John Joseph (JJ) Rouse was a co-founder of Baker & Rouse and later was a founding managing director of Kodak Australasia Pty Ltd.
Description of Content
Family of three dressed in formal clothing, seated on outdoor chairs in a garden on a lawn. The two women are sitting on cane chairs while the man sits on a formal wooden lounge chair. The man and woman at left hold cups and saucers, and there is a table laid with a metal coffee pot, tea or coffee china cups, metal jugs, newspapers, flowers and books at far right. Dog lying in foreground. The man is wearing a 3 piece suit and a wool peaked cap, while the woman at left is wearing a hat, dress, necklace and coat. The younger woman in the middle is wearing a dress with pearl necklace and has a bob hairstyle.
Physical Description
Digital file. Digital copy of an original photograph. Original photograph was black and white, landscape orientation, with white border.
More Information
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Place & Date Depicted
Darling Point, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, circa 1927
Date estimate of 1927 suggested by Rouse descendants based on other photographs held by the family. It is likely due to the relaxed nature of the photograph that it was taken at home in the garden of the Rouse family home 'Kardinia' in Darling Point, Sydney. -
Person Depicted
Mr John J. Rouse - Kodak Australasia Pty Ltd, Darling Point, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, circa 1924
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Person Depicted
Mrs Anna M. Rouse, Darling Point, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, circa 1924
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Person Depicted
Mrs Marjorie Lucey, née Rouse, Darling Point, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, circa 1924
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Individuals Identified
Rouse, John Joseph (JJ); Rouse, Anna; Lucey, Marjorie (nee Rouse)
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Format
Digital file, Black & White
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Keywords
Photography, Portraits, Families, Tea Breaks, Gardens, Dogs, Newspapers
