Summary
Part of a collection of objects, documents and photographs from the Saunders family home in Williamstown Road, Port Melbourne. Elizabeth Jane Taylor Saunders (nee Elliott) (1894-1971) and James (Jimmy) Farr Saunders (1888-1974) bought the house in 1928, financed by the State Savings Bank of Victoria. James was a stevedore, working on the Melbourne docks, notably Station Pier, and was actively involved in the Port Phillip Stevedores Association and later the Waterside Workers' Federation. Elizabeth Jane was a skilled seamstress, making clothing for her family, mending, creating soft furnishings such as cushions and blankets, and doing decorative needlework. They had five children, of whom four survived to adulthood. After Elizabeth and James passed away their daughter Elizabeth Euphemia, a dental nurse and later language teacher, became the sole occupant of the house, carefully preserving its contents as decades passed. Her niece proposed the donation of the household contents to Museum Victoria, a rare and significant record of 20th century family life in Melbourne.
Physical Description
Single, rectangular sheet of clear tracing paper featuring building plans handwritten and drawn in black ink. Paper is damaged around upper and lower edges and has two holes near right hand side. Left and right edges are folded and entire plan is rolled up.
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Place & Date Depicted
Garden City, Fishermans Bend, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1951
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Made For
Elizabeth J. Saunders, Williamstown Road, Port Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1951
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Made For
James ( Jimmy) F. Saunders, Williamstown Road, Port Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1951
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Inscriptions
Tracing paper features five drawings of building plans from multiple angles, including floorplans and illustrations. Hand drawn compass on upper centre. Handwritten on lower edge in black ink: 'PLAN SHOWING PROPOSED EXTENSION TO / THE RESIDENCE OF J. F. SAUNDERS. ESQ.' Entire plan surrounded by black solid line border.
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Keywords
Architecture, Building & Construction, Homes, Kitchens, Building Plans, Buildings, Plans