Historical information

The Padbury family were early pioneers of Kew, running for over a century a funeral parlour in Cotham Road. The photograph of the mother and child can be dated to 1889-1900 when the Vita Studios were located at 125 Swanston Street.

Significance

Rare photograph of members of a notable pioneering family of Kew (vic.). The photograph was donated to the Society in 1982, by Mrs Clarrie Thompson, a descendant of the family.

Physical description

Cabinet card, produced by Grant & Co., Vita Sudios, 125 Swanston Street, Melbourne of an infant, Horace Whitman, sitting on the lap of his mother. His mother was member of the pioneering Padbury family of Kew.

Inscriptions & markings

"Horace Whitman with mother (nee Padbury)""