Series 3: Photographs, circa 1860-2015
Scope and contents
Series 3 contains a range of photographic material, including photographic prints, cartes de visite, cabinet cards, negatives, and slides relating to Marion Page, her parents, Sir Clive McPherson and Lady Sidney McPherson, and their respective families. The family’s rural properties Boomanoomana and Tarramia in Mulwala feature prominently, alongside social events, weddings, trips in Australia and overseas, family events, professional and informal portraits, Marion’s secondary and tertiary schooling, and her time with the W.A.A.A.F. The series also includes photograph albums, display wallets and frames relating to photographs in the collection, a selection of the original Kodak envelopes that the photographs were stored in, and related Kodak books and pamphlets.
Dates
- circa 1860-2015
Processing information
The majority of the photographs have been rehoused into archival folders. Where present, the original groupings from personal envelopes and Kodak processing envelopes have been maintained and are noted in the new folders.
Repository details
Part of the Australian Manuscripts Collection, State Library Victoria Repository
328 Swanston Street
Melbourne Victoria 3000 Australia
03 8664 7002