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Photograph, The Ovens and Murray Advertiser, Unknown

  • Black and white photograph of a rocking chair, a kerosene lamp, a bottle holder, and two epergnes.

    A03328 (Cropped)

  • Black and white photograph of a rocking chair, a kerosene lamp, a bottle holder, and two epergnes.

    A03328 (Obverse)

  • Reverse side of photograph A03328 with two additional identifiers and the words "The Ovens and Murray Advertiser".

    A03328 (Reverse)

  • Black and white photograph of a rocking chair, a kerosene lamp, a bottle holder, and two epergnes.
  • Black and white photograph of a rocking chair, a kerosene lamp, a bottle holder, and two epergnes.
  • Reverse side of photograph A03328 with two additional identifiers and the words "The Ovens and Murray Advertiser".

Historical information

The photograph depicts a rocking chair, a kerosene lamp, a bottle holder, and two epergnes.

Significance

The photograph contains historical and research significance of domestic life in Beechworth. Through the depiction of the historical rocking chair, the kerosene lamp, the bottle holder and the epergnes, the picture displays some of the everyday objects that would have been found within a Beechworth house.

Although kerosene lamps and bottle holders are no longer in widespread use, this photograph not only acts as historical document and depiction of both, but it also displays the evolution of everyday tools. The interpretive capacity of the photograph extends its significance as it contains the potential to reveal information regarding the domestic life of Beechworth residents. Moreover, it also has protentional to demonstrate the shifting designs of rocking chairs, kerosene lamps, bottle holders and epergnes.

Physical description

Black and white rectangular photograph printed on paper.

Inscriptions & markings

Reverse:
BMM A03328/ 1997.3132/ 28 1/2 ems/ E32k491/ THE OVENS AND MURRAY ADVERTISER

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