Summary
Glass plate negative formal, double exposure, portrait of Jean and Edythe Ellison Harvie posed in a studio against a dark background. Ellison, as she was commonly known, is probably around 7 years old and Jean is probably around 5 years old.
It is thought that this photograph was taken by their father, studio photographer, Robert Harvie. Harvie regularly used his daughters as subjects for his photographs. For a similar photograph see MM 043419.
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
Double exposure, formal portrait of two girls, dressed in white, embracing. Both girls have white bows in their hair and look at the camera. They are posed behind a black background.
Physical Description
Glass plate negative, black and white, landscape format. There are 2 exposures on this negative. X scratched into emulsion above right image.
More Information
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
Images & Image Making, Home & Community, Clothing & Textiles, Childhood
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Place & Date Depicted
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, circa 1909
Originally the image was assigned an estimated date range circa 1920s-1940s, however, further research into the ages of Ellison and Jean place the date range circa 1909. Ellison was born in 1902 and is probably around the age of 7 years old and Jean was born in 1904 and is probably around the age of 5 years old. The photograph appears to have been taken in a studio and therefore may have been taken in Mr Harvie's photography studio, Harvie & Sutcliffe, located in the Cromwell Buildings, 366a Bourke Street, Melbourne, however it is unclear if the photograph was taken at this address. -
Person Depicted
Miss Edythe Ellison Harvie, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, circa 1909
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Person Depicted
Miss Jean W. Harvie, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, circa 1909
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Creator (Possible)
Mr Robert W. Harvie, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, circa 1909
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Creator (Possible)
Harvie & Sutcliffe Studio, 366a Bourke Street, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1898 - 1908
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Individuals Identified
(left to right):; Harvie, Jean; Harvie, Edythe Ellison
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Format
Glass Negative, Quarter Plate, Black & White
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Classification
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Type of item
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Image Dimensions - Negative/s
162 mm (Width), 118 mm (Height)
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