Summary

Glass plate negative portrait of four school girls standing single file in a line with hands on each other's shoulders.

The third girl from the left is possibly Edythe Ellison Harvie, daughter of Melbourne studio photographer, Robert William Harvie, however, the identity of the four girls is unclear. It is thought that this photograph was taken by Mr Harvie.

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

School girls with hands on each others shoulders dressed in darkly coloured dresses, stockings, shoes and blazers with hats. The girl at the front of the line on the left is holding a racket and there are trees and a fence in the background.

Physical Description

Glass plate negative, black and white, landscape format.

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