Historical information

Photographs of Legatees in fancy dress at a function at Grimwade House, Caulfield.
01381.1 Has names written above the Legatees. From left to right: Harry Anderson, Harry Rigby, Harry Sa__? in beefeater costume, Bob Law, Keith ?_? and three Junior Legatees or school boys.
01381.2 On the back are 7 names in pencil. From left to right: __?, McCure, Carleton, Morgan, Hugh Brain (at the piano in clown costume), and Harold Peters.
01381.3 On the back are 5 names for the 7 men. From left to right: __, E.A. Doyle, Hugh Brain, Murray, Cox, __, Mathew in barrow.
01381.4 On the back are 4 names for the men in the photo, children are not named. From left to right: Gavan Cox, S.H. Birrell, J.R. Hall, and F. Whitman.
01381.5 On the back are 5 names. From Left to right: Lee Murray, Frank Meldrum, G.B.Law, Cyril Smith, and Neville Beech.
According to the text on the back of one photo the venue is Grimwade House. From comparative photos it would appear the buildings in the photos are part of Grimwade House, which has been part of Melbourne Grammar School since 1918.

Significance

A record that in the 1920s the Legatees held events to gather together for entertainment and pleasure.

Physical description

Black and white photo x 5 of a Legatee function at Grimwade House in the 1920s.

Inscriptions & markings

Handwritten on the reverse: 'At Grimwade House, Caulfield / in the 20s' in blue pen. Some names on each panel in pencil.