In 1912 Mr. J.Barnes was a Serving member of the Learmonth ANA Branch No 75.This photo is a section of the original collection of photos showing all members of the Learmonth ANA Branch No75 in 1912. Black and white photo of Mr.J.Barnes (oval),set in a brown woodgrain look mount.Around the photo are decorative features in white with black lines.His name is inscribed at the base.It is second from the right in the bottom row in a collection of photos showing all 1912 members of the Learmonth ANA Branch No 75 In 1912.LEARMONTH ANA BRANCH NO 75,PRESENTED TO C.MEDWELL,ESQ. BY HIS FELLOW MEMBERS AS A MARK OF ESTEEM & APPRECIATIONOF VALUABLE SERVICES RENDERED TO THE BRANCH AS SECRETARY. LEARMONTH 1912.j barnes 1912, learmonth ana branch no 75

Kew achieved independence from the Boroondara Roads Board in 1860. As a new municipality, its first three leaders were designated as chairmen. On becoming a borough in 1863, its leaders were identified as mayors. The earliest photographs date from ca.1906, when the Town of Kew commissioned the noted local photographer Josiah E Barnes to produce standardised portraits of former mayors to be displayed in the Mayoral Chamber of the Town Hall. The collection also includes photographs by other well-known photographic studios such as Burlington Studios, Melba – Melbourne, Stuart Tompkins, Spencer Shier and Talma & Co. The majority of mounts identify the photographer. Eighty photographs are housed in their original frames.This portrait is one of a series of mounted and framed photographic portraits of mayors and town clerks of the former Borough, Town and City of Kew. The portraits were transferred by the City of Kew to the Kew Historical Society in March 1989. A Significance Assessment in 2018, funded by the National Library of Australia confirmed the historic, and often artistic significance of the series.Framed portrait of Cr. John S. Weir, Mayor of Kew 1912-13. The mounting and framing of the photograph follows a typical layout or style in that each is framed in dark wood, glazed, and laid down on an inscribed board. The inscription identifies the name of the mayor and the year/s that he/she served.[Inscription] "John S. Weir, Mayor 1912-13" [Photographer] "J.E. Barnes / Kew"mayors of kew (vic), australian photographers - josiah earl barnes, ct. john s. weir, kew (vic.) — municipal collection