Historical information

A photo of a group of female junior legatees in sporting outfits. There are 20 girls of various ages, and 1 lady who could be the instructor. Legacy clubs ran classes for junior legatees for many years such as gymnastics, swimming or dancing classes. It was part of providing for the children of their deceased comrades. The skills they learned were show cased in an annual demonstration usually at the Melbourne Town Hall. It appears to be photo taken professionally, as there are several photos of different classes (see 00862 - 00873) perhaps to record Legacy classes for promotion purposes.
A note with the photo identifies two young ladies; "Kneeling at the front Michelle and Anne O'Connor. Date is estimated as the 1960s as they joined classes in 1962.

Significance

A record of a way Legacy provided classes for junior legatees.

Physical description

Black and white photo of girls and young ladies in sports outfits with the Legacy logo.

Inscriptions & markings

Stamped on the back Copyright, Herald and Weekly Times in grey ink.
Handwritten 'Legacy P2' in blue pen