Historical information

The card was probably sent as a Christmas gift to an unknown recipient by "H & GB", presumably a married couple. The two women in the photo might be known to sender and receiver, or might even be the receivers. The scene is suspected to be in the grounds of the Country Club at Emerald, Victoria.

Significance

As the card is clearly dated, and the figures clearly named, it is a record of people resident in Emerald. From it we can make out some details of their dress and the physical surroundings of the time.

Physical description

B/W photograph mounted on embossed cardboard with crimped edges.
It depicts two women standing on a small bridge over a creek in dense vegetation. There are trees in the background and ferns in the foreground.

Inscriptions & markings

Front bottom left: silver embossed "With the Compliments of the Season"
Rear: Handwritten "Mrs Airey & Miss Doolan on Bridge over Creek From ?H & ?GB 18?/12/1904"
At bottom: "May be Country Club"