Historical information

This photograph is part of a donated sub-collection relating to the history of the Ladies Harbour Lights Guild. This photograph is of Lillie Duncan in her early adulthood, presumably taken in the 1920s based on the fact that she was born in 1897.

Significance

This is a photograph of social and historic significance, being part of a sub-collection of material that provides a snapshot of the type of individuals involved in the Ladies Harbour Lights Guild and the activities carried out by that organisation.

This photograph was used for the poster of the exhibition, My Little Melbourne Girl in 2015.

Physical description

Small black and white photograph of Lillie Duncan sitting in a wicker chair in a garden, in front of a hedge with a large tree in the background.

Inscriptions & markings

On reverse "LILLIE DUNCAN" is written in pencil as well as "5-109"
At the base of the photograph there is a black line at an angle which slightly crosses over the image