Description of Content
A man pumping up a tyre. The car is jacked up and a tyre and inner tube and a bag of tools lie beside the car. Four women and a young boy are watching. The women are wearing dresses typical of the Edwardian era.
Significance
Photographer - Lilian Louisa Pitts.
This is the first image used in a narrative sequence in an album Pitts created. This photographic narrative sequence was published as 'Tommy Trick's Adventure' in the Melbourne Herald on 1 January 1924, and constituted Lilian's entry in the newspaper's Ideal Holiday Competition. Lilian did not win a prize with her entry. The photographic narrative was later published as 'Merrigum Frank' by Museum Victoria in 1990.
More Information
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Collection Names
The Biggest Family Album in Australia, Lilian Louisa Pitts Collection
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Copied from Frank Napier Pitts, 06 Mar 1985
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Place & Date Depicted
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Photographer
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Individuals Identified
Stephenson, Frank
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Format
Negative, 35 mm, Black & White
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References
Melbourne Herald, 1 January 1924, Ideal Holiday Competition Pitts, Lillian Louisa, 'Merrigum Frank', compiled by Euan McGillivray and Matthew Nickson, Museum of Victoria, South Australia; Griffin Press Limited, 1990. Cook, Valda Dorothy, 'Unremarkable Women? The Life and Times of Lillian Pitts, Photographer', (Honours Thesis- Monash University), 1992
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Keywords
Motor Vehicle Maintenance, Motor Cars, Pumps, Tools, Fashions
