Historical information

Sarah Shillinglaw was born at River Plenty on November 9, 1854. She married Charles Aldous on June 9, 1880 and died in Prahran, Victoria on August 3, 1925.

Davies & Co (William Davies) operated from:
7 Bourke Street East 1867-1869
55 Bourke Street East 1874-1877
55 Bourke Street East as Central Photogrphic Studio (E. Sands Mgr) 1878-1884
73 Bourke Street East 1877
91 Bourke Street East 1864-1868
94 Bourke Street East 1864-1877
98 Bourke Street East 1860-1861
19 Collins Street East 1865-1868
5 Collins Street West 1866-1870

CARTE-DE-VISITE (cdv) 1857-1890
Cartes-de-visite (cdv's) are the most common form of photograph from the nineteenth century, generally measuring two and a half inches by four and an eighth inches (6.3 x 10.5 cm) when mounted, sepia toned, mounted on a card which was generally printed with the photographer's name and address on the back or beneath the portrait.
- Frost, Lenore; Dating Family Photos 1850-1920; Valiant Press Pty. Ltd., Berwick, Victoria 1991

Physical description

Carte-de-visite (Approx 2 1/2 x 4 1/8 inches or 6.3 x 10.5 cm)
Digital file only, scanned from album in private collection