Item MM 43221 Glass Negative - Edythe Ellison Harvie, Melbourne, circa 1917

Summary

Glass plate negative portrait of Edythe Ellison Harvie, probably between the ages of 14 and 16 years.

It is thought that this photograph was taken by her father, studio photographer, Robert Harvie. There is a similar photograph of her sister, Jean Wentworth Harvie, in the collection, see MM 043220.

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

Teenage girl with long plaited hair, sitting on a chair, wearing a light shirt and dark skirt. Her hands are folded across her lap and she is glancing towards the top right corner of the image.

Physical Description

Glass plate negative, black and white, portrait format.