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Photograph - Postcard, c1917

  • A photo of a group of school students, both boys and girls in uniforms, taking a group picture. There are 4 rows, the front two seated and the back two standing. In the background we can see an old style brick school building

    3130 Obverse

  • 3130 Reverse

  • A photo of a group of school students, both boys and girls in uniforms, taking a group picture. There are 4 rows, the front two seated and the back two standing. In the background we can see an old style brick school building

Historical information

A picture of the Beechworth Higher Elementary School students in uniform, taken in 1917, likely out the front of the school now called Beechworth Primary.

Significance

This picture contains an early image of the students from Beechworth Elementary school from the early history of the town. It depicts this generation of young people from Beechworth, demonstrating their ways of dressing.

Physical description

Sepia rectangular postcard printed on card

Inscriptions & markings

Reverse:
Higher Elementary School/ Beechworth/ 1917/ Lorna Healrow (later Andrews), 2nd back row, 5th from left./ Dorrie Birtles (" "), front row, 9th from left.

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