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Collection of photographs, ephemera, and various collection items relating to the Blanchard, Love and Eastwood families

Identifier(s): H2016.114/1-770; H2016.115/1-13; H2016.116/1-192; H2016.117/1-9; H2016.118/1-47; H2016.119/1-3 ; H2016.120; H2016.121; H2016.231/1-13; H2016.232

 Collection

Scope and contents

H2016.114/1-770: Photographs depicting the family members descending from the marriage of Marion Thompson and Captain Henry James Blanchard, through to the fourth generation of the donor Clive Eastwood. Includes portraits, activities, travels, family homes 'Sandhurst' and Frankston.

H2016.116/1-192: Photographs depicting the family members descending from the marriage of Marion Thompson and Captain Henry James Blanchard, through to the fourth generation of the donor Clive Eastwood. Includes portraits, activities, travels, family homes in Frankston and Dimboola.

H2016.117/1-9:Spanish civil war medal 1936, 3 x school badges belonging to Rosamond Elspeth Love, Christening cup belonging to Lorraine Love, Christening cup belonging to Rosamond Elspeth Love, 2 x serviette rings from the Blanchard family, plaited blonde hair from Rosamond Pridham Love.

H2016.118/1-47: Series of 20 black and white postcards depicting the Hotel Del Monte, California (H2016.118/1-20), 5 coloured postcards depicting the Hotel Del Monte, California, USA (H2016.118/21-25), 11 black and white postcards of snow scenes in Norway (H2016.118/26-36), 9 black and white postcards of Norfolk Island, Australia (H2016.118/37-45), and 2 black and white postcards of Pago Pago, Samoa (H2016.118/46-47).

Dates

  • [between 1900 and 2011?]

Conditions governing access

Flexible base negatives and transparencies: Restricted access to physical material.

Physical objects: Restricted access.

Extent

13 pieces of ephemera : paper, printed, some colour ; various sizes

976 photographs : black and white, colour ; 30 x 40 or smaller

9 pieces of realia : metal, silver, hair ; various sizes

47 postcards : some colour ; 9 x 14 cm or smaller

3 flexible base negatives ; 6 x 9.5 or smaller

1 painting : watercolour on cardboard ; 20 x 9.8 cm, mount 20.4 x 14.2 cm

1 print : etching ; 30.3 x 23.4 cm

Language

English

Immediate source of acquisition

Gift: Clive and Gill Eastwood; 2015.

General note

Title devised by cataloguer.

Date range estimated from items with date, some items undated.

Family tree available for the Clive Eastwood collection.

H2016.115/1-13: Date taken and photographs identified from inscriptions on or accompanying information.

H2016.118/1-47: Postcards at H2016.118/37-45 are printed with photographer's details, J. W. Beattie, Hobart, Tasmania. Beattie toured the Western Pacific, including Norfolk Island in 1906.

Title
Guide to the Collection of photographs, ephemera, and various collection items relating to the Blanchard, Love and Eastwood families.
Status
Completed
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository details

Part of the Pictures Collection, State Library Victoria Repository

Contact:
328 Swanston Street
Melbourne Victoria 3000 Australia
03 8664 7002