Sheet of 2 black and white contact prints from glass plate negatives. Top: 4 men, 2 women picnicking on bank of river/creek. Bottom: Tennis court in foreground. Portland Tennis Club pavilion with numerous people in and to one side, at Botanic Gardens. Dress late 19th, early 20th century.Front: Bottom - PTCP PORTLAND - white printportland tennis club, botanic gardens, recreation, tennis, sport

Black and white contact print from glass plate negative. Image shows a group of men and women posing on a rocky platform above the sea, rocky cliffs behind. Most are holding long fishing poles. Dress late 19th, early 20th century.

Original black and white photo mounted on white card overlaid with grey/green indented card. Image is of two women in a rural setting, holding handles of a group of several furled umbrellas. Dress is late 19th, early 20th century style.

Black and white contact print from glass plate negative. Image shows a group of 5 women and a boy sitting on a rock platform, with their backs to a cliff. Dress late 19th, early 20th century.

Black and white photo. group of men and women. 'Queen of the Murray Beauty Contest 1950. Women in formal wear. 8 wearing sashes, including Miss Murray Bridge, Miss Yarrawonga, Miss Renmark, Miss Swan Hill, Miss ? Queen of the Murray 1950. Other men and women ? judges.Back: 'J Moore' - red biro. Stamp - very faint 'COPYRIGHT SUNRAYSIA DAILY'

Black and white photo. Two women, standing, in evening dress and sashes. Queen of the Murray 1949, and Queen of the South 1949, who is also wearing a Miss Warrnambool 1949 sashBack: 'J. Moore' - red biro. 'Queen of the Murray 1949 Miss M. Bridey'' 'Queen of the South 1949 Miss V McLaren ' - pencil

Black and white contact print from glass plate negative. Image is of a group of 8 women and a man, sitting or standing on lawn with a backdrop of trees. Dress is late 19th or early 20th century.

Black and white contact print from glass plate negative. Image shows 3 young women standing in the garden of 'Beechwood' at Dutton Way. Low clipped hedges define pathways. Circular lawn with high backed cane chair. Dress estimated to be late 19, early 20th century.

Black and white photo. Beauty Contest 1952. Seven women in evening wear with sashes, one seated who appears to be Queen 1951. Sash wearers inclue: Miss Portland, Miss Heywood, Miss Coleraine, Miss Port Fairy, Miss Hamilton and Miss CastertonBack: 'J. Moore' - red biro, '1952' - black pencil

Sol Segal was a shop on Percy Street, Portland. It was advertised in the Portland Guardian in 1933.Glass slide, possibly used at Portland theatre advertising local business - Sol Segal; prestige hosiery. Image painted on one glass slide, then plain glass slide fixed over imagesol segal, womens clothing, mens clothing, portland business

Lady's black cotton umbrella, curved cane handle, brass pointladies wear, womens wear, weather

Black and white photo postcard. Group of men, two children and three women, sitting/standing/lying down on bowling green, a few bowls and a jack on ground in front of group. Hedge in backgroundFront: 'OPENING PORTLAND BOWLING CLUB SEASON 1927 - 28' -white script, bottom centre Back: 'B. VIVIAN' - pencil

Pin Badge; metal white with green and mauve swirls, purple 'Victorian Women Vote' and green '1908-2008'. Badge attached to card with information explaining badge, plus Victoria's logo. Enclosed in clear cellophane packet.womens history, vida goldstein, emancipation

Vida Goldstein was a feminist and suffragist. She was born in Portland on 13 April 1869. Vida's father was an anti suffragist but encouraged his daughters to be economically and intellectually independent. Vida and her sisters were well educated.Eleven pages of biographical notes on Vida Goldstein written by her niece Leslie M. Henderson, M.A. LLB. Red typing on white paper, foolscap sizevida goldstein, feminist, suffragette, suffragist, womens suffrage, womens rights, vote

Black and white photo, Henty Beach Portland, summer, 1950s. 3 boys and girls in line on wooden stage with drop cloth. Striped roof in background. Bathing Beauty competition, possibly run by Goldraiders.portland beach scene, henty beach, beauty contest, womens history

Black & white reproduction photograph showing seven women in evening dresses in a garden. The photograph shows the contestants from the 1953 Portland "Star of the Sea" contest in their evening gowns in preparation for the evening event of the contest.

Glass plate negative. Group of men and women standing on bank of river. Mostly grassland, very few trees.

Black and white photo glued to dark brown mount board. Group of eleven women, sitting and standing in front of bluestone building.Front: 'M.E. Andrews, PORTLAND' printed on an angle, bottom right hand corner. Back: Names of women in photo handwritten, black pengroup portrait, portrait photography

Black and white contact print from glass plate negative. Image shows 5 women standing on top of weir, in a bush setting. Dress plate 19th, early 20th century.

Historic image of the Curators Cottage - Portland Botanical GardensSheet with 2 black and white contact prints from glass plate negative. Identifying numbers 5628 a, b (a) Top print is a group of 5 women and a man sitting / standing on a lawned area in front of a garden bed , picket fence in background. Dress late 19th, early 20th century. Measurements 11.9 x 19 (b) Bottom print is of the curator's cottage in Portland Botanical Gardens. Measurements 11.8 x 12.5 cm

Set of 2 contact prints from glass plate negatives. Top: Group of men and women sitting/standing in a bush clearing. Bottom: Man and woman in horse drawn buggy, in front of cyprus pines and wooden fence. People in both prints wearing costume from late 19th, early 20th century.

Black and white contact print from glass plate negative. Image is of a group of 7 men and women sitting on a bench under a tree. They are all holding tennis racquets. Dress late 19th, early 20th century.

Sheet of 2 contact prints from glass plate negatives. Top: 2 men and 2 women in a clinker built dinghy on a river. Beds of reeds in river. River bank heavily wooded. Bottom: 3 women, one seated in garden at 'Beechwood', Dutton Way. People in both prints dressed in fashion late 19th, early 20th century.

Sheet of 4 contact prints from glass plate negatives. Top left: Stream running through bushland and beneath bridge. Top right: Dutton Way beach, looking towards south. Bottom left: Whalers Bluff with lighthouse from Dutton Way. Bottom right: 3 women sitting at small table, taking tea. Outdoor scene, ivy-clad wall behind them. They are dressed in late 19th, early 20th century fashion.

Sheet of two black and white contact prints from glass plate negatives. Measurements 12.9 x 16.1cm each print Top Image: 3 women and a man sitting on ground under trees. Tablecloth with picnic food and drink. Bottom Image: Group of men and women, flat rocks Bridgewater Beach. One man has fishing rod. Estimated by the style of the Dress to be taken in the late 19th, early 20th century.

Sheet of 2 contact prints from glass plate negatives. Top: Group of people on and near a bridge over creek. Bushland setting. Bottom: 3 men and 3 women standing on bank of river. Surrounding area flat, almost treeless. Sandy soil. People dressed in fashion of late 19th, early 20th century.photography, contact print, bushland, glenelg shire

Sheet of 2 contact prints from glass plate negatives. Top: Weatherboard house, verandah with iron lacework from roof, verandah roof striped. Several ladies and small children on verandah. Bottom: Five women standing on wooden jetty on river bank.

Black and white photo taken from glass plate negative. Mounted on heavy card. Card label attached to bottom of photo. Group of men and women painting clubhouse at Portland Tennis Club. Dress estimated to be late 19th, early 20th Century.Front: '(on label) Working Bee - Portland - Tennis Club - Approx. 1900' Black texta Back: 19.8 x 15.1