Summary

Postcard of the Orient Line S.S. Orontes, sent to Mrs Alice Edington Harvie, wife of Melbourne photographer Robert Harvie.

At the time the postcard was sent, Mrs Harvie was living at 3 Lawson St, Hawthorn East, Victoria, with her daughters Jean and Edythe Ellison Harvie. Her husband, Robert Harvie had passed away in 1922.

Robert William Harvie was a professional photographer who, with his business partner Albert Sutcliffe, owned a photography studio named Harvie & Sutcliffe between 1898 and 1908, located in the Cromwell Buildings, 366a Bourke Street, corner of Bourke and Elizabeth Streets, Melbourne.

The Harvie Collection includes examples of Robert Harvie's private and professional photographic practice. A number of the photographs depict the family life of four generations of the Harvie family, including the Lang family.

The Harvie and Lang families had social significance in Melbourne through their active involvement in early Australian vegetarian movements, early moving film, photography and architecture, as well as various other cultural societies and clubs in Melbourne.

Description of Content

Photograph of the Orient Line S.S. Orontes in a harbour.

Physical Description

Black and white postcard.

More Information

  • Collection Names

    Harvie Collection

  • Collecting Areas

    Transport

  • Place & Date Depicted

    circa 1936 - 1945
    Mrs Harvie lived 3 Lawson St, Hawthorn East, from circa 1936 until she passed away in 1945. It is unknown at which location this image was taken, however, the S.S. Orontes travelled between England and Australia on its voyages.

  • Person Named

    Mrs Alice E. Harvie, 3 Lawsons Street, Hawthorn East, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, circa 1936 - 1945

  • Format

    Postcard, Black & White

  • Inscriptions

    Printed in black ink on front, bottom: 'ORIENT LINE S.S. ORONTES, 20,000 TONS' Handwritten in black ink on back, left: 'Just imagine, we shall be/ at Colombo tomorrow...our love/ to you all P.J.G.' Handwritten in black ink on back, left: 'Mrs Harvie/ 3 Lawson St/ Hawthorn East/ E3/ Victoria/ Australia'

  • Classification

    Water transport

  • Category

    History & Technology

  • Discipline

    Technology

  • Type of item

    Image

  • Overall Dimensions

    139 mm (Width), 88 mm (Height)

  • Keywords

    Ships