Cabinet Photograph of a man, seated and holding a hat in his right hand. He is wearing a three piece suit.Goulters, 23 Chapel St., Prahan, Melbourne.photograph, portrait, male in suit., cabinet photograph of a man, goulters melbourne

Special Carte-de-Visite produced by The Photographic Society of Victoria, Melbourne featuring the sole surviving crew member of the wreck of the ship, Loch Ard near Mutton Bird Island on the Shipwreck Coast of Victoria on June 1st, 1878. THE PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY. (1878, October 12). The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), p. 7. Retrieved December 4, 2022, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article199353573 Back of photo is printed: The Photographic Society of Victoria, Melbourne. Registered None Genuine Unless With The Signatures Thus President and signature of A. Antony (?) Vice President and signature of E. Goulter Secretary and signature of Valentine Sharp Stamped in red W. H. COOPER 21 8 23 ROYAL ARCADE CARTE-DE-VISITE (cdv) 1857-1890 Cartes-de-visite (cdv's) are the most common form of photograph from the nineteenth century, generally measuring two and a half inches by four and an eighth inches (6.3 x 10.5 cm) when mounted, sepia toned, mounted on a card which was generally printed with the photographer's name and address on the back or beneath the portrait. - Frost, Lenore; Dating Family Photos 1850-1920; Valiant Press Pty. Ltd., Berwick, Victoria 1991 Inserted loose in album at same page is a 1931 artice from The Age about the wreck featuring the same image The Loch Ard Wreck, The Age, June 6, 1931, p8marg ball collection, 1878, loch ard (ship), shillinglaw family photo album 2, the photographic society of victoria, thomas "tom" r pearce

This album contains a collection of portrait photographs taken in the later part of the 19th Century. Some of the photographers listed on the back include Stewart & Co., Bourke St East, Melbourne, Theodor Bloch Trafalgar St Nelson, A McDonald St George’s Hall Bourke St East Melbourne, G Kendall, Echuca and E. Goulter Prahran. The sepia photographs depict people of different ages. Winnie Willock was born in Warrnambool around 1882 and served as a nursing sister in World War 1enlisting in October 1915 and returned in 1919.https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewImage.aspx?B=8855203 A typical photo album of the time. It has social significance as far as costume and styles are concerned.Dark green leather album with brass metal lock and embellishments on front and back covers The same pattern is repeated on spine. Gilt on edges of pages. Sepia photographs are set in card inserts.Winnie Willock Ventnor Warrnambool, written in black pen on inside front page. A W Willock Ventnor No 14 inside front cover.winnie willock, ventnor, ww1, first world war, great war, 1914-1918, nursing, warrnambool, photo album