Summary
Glass negative portrait of Mrs Alice Harvie and Edythe Ellison Harvie, commonly known as Ellison, a few months after Ellison's birth on the 18th May 1902. Also see MM 043420, for another image of Mrs Harvie and baby Ellison.
Mrs Harvie's husband and Ellison's father, Mr Robert William Harvie, was a professional photographer who, with his business partner Albert Sutcliffe, owned a photography studio named Harvie & Sutcliffe. Harvie & Sutcliffe operated between 1898 and 1908, and was located in the Cromwell Buildings, 366a Bourke Street, corner of Bourke and Elizabeth Streets, Melbourne. The misspelling of 'Harvey' in the inscription on this glass negative, however, indicates this photograph was not taken by Mr Harvie or the Harvie & Sutcliffe studio.
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
A young mother standing, holding her baby upright. The baby is dressed in a white gown, possibly a christening gown. The woman is dressed in a long sleeved, lightly coloured gown with lacy frills around the shoulders and a high collar. She stands on the left side of the image gazing out to the right, while the baby on the right of the image looks out the left. Leaves of a plant can be seen in the bottom left hand corner of the frame.
Physical Description
Glass plate negative, black and white, portrait format.
More Information
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
Images & Image Making, Home & Community, Clothing & Textiles
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Place & Date Depicted
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 08 August 1902
When originally registered the date for this glass negative was dated as 06 Feb 1894, however, it is uncertain how this date was arrived at as it was many years before Mrs Harvie's marriage to Robert Harvie and the birth of their first child, Ellison. The inscription on the image '8 - 8 -02' is thought to indicate the date as Ellison Harvie was born in 1902. Place is likely to be in Melbourne, Victoria, in a photographic studio. At the time this photograph was taken, Alice, Robert and Ellison Harvie were living with Alice's mother, Elizabeth Marshall, at 554 High St, Prahran. -
Person Depicted
Mrs Alice E. Harvie, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 08 August 1902
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Person Depicted
Miss Edythe Ellison Harvie, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 08 August 1902
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Individuals Identified
(left to right):; Harvie, Alice Edington; Harvie, Edythe Ellison
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Format
Glass Negative, Quarter Plate, Black & White
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Inscriptions
Along right hand edge, blue ink: 'Mrs Harvey [sic] + Baby 8 - 8 - 02'
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Type of item
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Image Dimensions - Negative/s
118 mm (Width), 162 mm (Height)
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