Summary
Female residents and nuns of the Home of the Little Sisters of the Poor, St George's Road, Northcote, November 1892. The Home had about 300 residents by 1892.
Photograph taken by Thomas Beckett, who lived nearby in Westbourne Grove, Northcote. Part of a collection of glass plate negatives taken by Dr Thomas George Beckett, doctor, pioneering radiologist and amateur photographer between 1891 and 1910. The collection is primarily of Beckett's family, friends, homes, and towns and suburbs where Beckett and his family lived, including Charlton in central Victoria and Northcote & South Yarra, suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria.
Description of Content
A group of women and nuns at an old people 's home located at the Convent run by the Little Sisters of the Poor. They are gathered on an external staircase.
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Collection Names
The Biggest Family Album in Australia, Dr Thomas George Beckett Collection
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Acquisition Information
Copied from T. G. Beckett, 28 Oct 1990
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Photographer
Dr Thomas George Beckett, 91 Westbourne Grove, Northcote, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Nov 1892
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Little Sisters of the Poor, St George's Road, Northcote, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Nov 1892
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Format
Negative, 35 mm, Black & White
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