From Chapman Family Album18 Studio Portraits 1 Memorial Card 1 Postcard of cousins 1 Agricultural SceneStudio Markings on some photographs

Joshua born 1848 dressed in suit with right hand in coat. Agnes or Emily with short curly hair and Leg of Mutton sleeves dress. Arthur wearing three piece suit with Fob watch on chain. Front row Walter sitting down arms folded wearing three piece suit. Anne (mother) hat on head holding card, dress puffed sleeves with tie around waist. Agnes or Emily hair is pulled back, frilled collar and puffed sleeves with embroidered bodice. Both Giles women married Heal Brothers.Writing on back of photo

Early 1900's Studio Portrait of Sarah Ann Rathgeber with four of her sons, one in a sailor suit, other in a three piece suit.Sarah Anne and four of her sons, Jim Thon Joseph (Dec'd) approx 2-4 years old and Fredclothing

Family group sitting in front of Gazebo. Left to Right Louise Blampied, child Claudine, Anne Marie Trouette, child Marie standing, Louise seated, Marie Trouette, child Eugene, Emily Blampied. Names on Back of Photowine

John Dalziel was a Blacksmith in Lower main StreetThe Dalziel family - Early 1900'sblacksmith

Mabel Annie Richardson whose family home is at 13 Bennett St Stawell. Mabel is standing in Studio with her right hand resting on a seat. Wearing her hair up with a bow in the back and in a long dress.

Group portrait of a group of women and children in front of a wooden rail fence. Left to right, old Mrs Chapman, Andy, Martha (blurred), Bella, Gran (Sarah Ann Rathgeber), Jac (Joe Rathgeber), Jim, Jack Pianta's mother, Sis Rambi , Dad (Anthony Richard Rathgeber) 1893On Back Martha married Chapman, Bella Married Phillips, Gran is Sarah Ann Rathgeber, Jac is Joe Rathgeber

Family Photograph in garden setting of George Anthony Bone, Annie Elizabeth Bone, Emma Bone, Alice Lilla Bone, and Anthony Bone.Photograph of 5 Bone Family members around a table set for tea in garden. Standing to the left is George Anthony Bone and Annie Elizabeth Bone on the right. Seated to the left is Emma Bone with Alice Lilla Bone beside Anthony Bone seated on the far right.

Sepia Photograph of Mitchell Family of StawellNames written on bottom of Photograph familys, clothing

Sargent family 1896 and wife Emily Sargent ne Gissing

People - "Ellis, Emma Mary; Vance, Thomas Alexander; Townsend, Cora" Associated with - Ellis & Richardson Kalgoorlie (Photographer)

People - "Ellis, Flo, Em, Godfrey; Vance, Tom & Alice; Burt Etc" Associated with - Ellis & Richardson Kalgoorlie (Photographer)

People - "Ellis Family; Townsend Family; Brown, L (Photographer)" Associated with - Thelma Studio (Photographer)

People - "Smith, B; Milvain,T; Brereton, M. A. & Family" Associated with - The Aina Studio Melb.

The wedding gown was worn by Lucy Kneeshaw Prout for her marriage to John Sommers on 29th November, 1871 at Trinity Church of England and Ireland, Williamstown, Victoria. Lucy was born in Woolwich, Kent, England in August 1850 and immigrated to Australia with her family in 1852 on the 'SS Coromandel'. She was the youngest of five children. Their parents were Edward and Elizabeth Prout (nee Hall). Lucy died in 1940 - 90 years of age. John E. Sommers was born in Glasgow, Scotland in 1846 and emigrated to Australia with his family in June 1853 on the 'Tongataboo'. His marriage certificate shows that he was an engineer. He studied at the National Gallery's School of Design under both Clark and Campbell from 1872 to 1879. He drew a compressed charcoal and pencil portrait of Fred McCubbin in 1876. The portrait was displayed in the Golden Summers exhibition at the National Gallery of Victoria in 1985 and is shown on page 40 of the Golden Summers catalogue. Their grand-daughter, Mrs Marjorie Gibson (born 1910) said he was associated with the Heidelberg School and the Box Hill Artists Camp. He is also noted in the 'Book of Australian Artists'. He exhibited prolifically with the Victorian Artists Society until his resignation in 1898. In 1881 John Sommers took employment with the Education Department at Castlemaine (Ref. Golden Summer catalogue - pages 26 and 40). John died in 1930 aged 84 years. John and Lucy Sommers children John and Dora both studied at the National Gallery of Victoria, so senior was added to John E. Sommers Senior's works. There is a short biography on page 26 of Golden Summers. Researched by Valda and Ted Arrowsmith May 2006.One piece old gold Paper Taffeta wedding gown, stand up collar, piped in green taffeta. Forty covered buttons from neck to hemline. Shaped sleeve with 15cm cuff and three buttons. Two rows of seven cm appliqued green and gold shaped fans along hemline. Two rows of green and gold piping and 8cm deep gold fringe. Back of dress has central panel of pleats and six covered buttons and a square cut hem line for the train at back. Dress bodice is lined and has two 7cm bones in side seam.costume, female ceremonial

Mitcham Post Office began in a shop in Whitehorse Road next but one from Elizabeth Street and Whitehorse Road. They moved to a shop on the corner of Whitehorse Road and Station Street with Mrs. Markham as Post Mistress. She had an assortment of items for sale in the shop. They daughter May married and lived with her parents and had quite a large family. Mary set up a photographic service, developing films and taking portraits of people and taking sets of photographs of the Mitcham area and selling photographic supplies for Kodak and Hesma. Information supplied by donor, Frances WarrenPart of a photographic folder from Markham's Photographic Service. Grey light cardboard, red markings for borders with dark blue printingMarkham Photographic Servicephotography, processing equipment

Margaret Ellen Holloway married William Hugh Hooke in 1892. Margaret is the daughter of James Charles Holloway and Mary Bennett. She was born in 1864 in Indigo,via Rutherglen at the gold lead. Her father James came out from Somerset England with a large family group to settle in the North East of Victoria and to try their fortune at gold mining. The Holloway’s and their descendants then went on to farm in the district including Rutherglen, Chiltern, Springhurst, Barnawartha and Browns Plains. Black and white portrait photograph of Mrs Hooke nee Margaret Ellen Hollowayhooke family, holloway family, margaret holloway

This is Violet Hooke, daughter of Margaret Holloway Hooke and William Hooke. Violet was born in 1904 at Chiltern. She was the youngest of the five Hooke children. Portrait photograph, on a postcard, of Violet HookeWritten on back: "Violet"hooke family, holloway family, violet hooke

One of 2 copies of a sepia coloured photograph of P B BurgoyneWritten at bottom right hand corner of photo: "P.B. Burgoyne"p b burgoyne, burgoyne family, winemaker, wine merchant

Parletts owned and operated a timber yard near the railway station in the late 1800s to early 1900s. Parlett's store was situated in Audley Street opposite the wheat silos. Ada Parlett, W. J. Parlett's niece is a concert pianist.Black and white portrait photograph, mounted on cardboard, of William James ParlettOn verso: "William James Parlett. Rutherglen"parlett family, william james parlett

Part of a collection relating to the Parkin family.Black and white portrait photograph of a young boy and girlOn back of photo: "Ron & Margaret Mitchell"parkin family, mitchell family, ron mitchell, margaret mitchell

Black and white portrait photograph of a young man with a mustache, wearing a suit and tie. Written at top of photo: "c1882" Written at bottom of photo: "W.C. Mardling 1862-1918mardling family

Black and white portrait photograph of a man with a white moustache.On back of photo: "Frederick William Burgoyne | B 1843 - Plymouth, Devon, Eng. | D 1917 Runnymede, Vic."frederick william burgoyne, burgoyne family

The donors of this photograph - the Vernon family - were close friends with the Till family and Don Vernon was the boyhood friend of Alwyn Till. This information is on the back of the photograph.Coloured studio portrait of Alwyn Terrence Till in uniform. Photograph mounted in frame and under glass. Includes name plaque. Inscription: Alwyn Terrence Till 410756 Warrant Officer.9/5/1921 - 13/8/1944till, alwyn

The Coombes Family lived at 'Glendaruel' at Clunes.coombes, studio portrait, glendaruel, clunes, costume, peter coombes, george coombes, annie coombes, lillian coombes, lily coombes, rose coombes

Edward Henty was part of the pioneering family who settled at Portland and Merino Downs in Victoria.Portrait of Edward Henty (28 March 1810 – 14 August 1878), the first permanent settler in the Port Phillip district (later Victoria), Australia.politician, portrait, edward henty

Ambrogio Invernizzi Was from San Giovanni Bianco in Italy, and was an original partner with Carlo Gervasoni, Luigi Gervasoni and Giuseppe Giupponi. They built the 'Old Stone House' at Yandoit Creek, that was later lived in by Carlo Gervasoni and his family. Ambrogio and his family living in a neighbouring drystone house. Ambrogio Invernizzi died in 1888, aged 56 years. Ambrogio Invernizzi was born at San Giovanni Bianco, the neighbouring town to San Gallo, the birth town of the Gervasoni Brothers. Photograph portrait of Italian born Ambrogio Invernizzi of Yandoit Creek.ambrogio invernizzi, san giovanni bianco, yandoit creek