Photograph, Thomas Matthewson & Co, Elizabeth Docherty (nee Shillinglaw) and John Docherty, c.1905

Album - Photograph Album, Shillinglaw Family Photograph Album 3, 1870-1919

Historical information

Elizabeth is wearing Salvation Army choker.

THOMAS MATHEWSON AND CO. (1905, December 21). The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933), p. 6. Retrieved December 3, 2022, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article19425832

PANEL 1875-1920
Panels began to be produced around 1875, and were particularly suited, because of their larger size, for capturing family, or even larger, groups. They measured 8.5 by 6.5 inches (22 cm x 16.5 cm).
- Frost, Lenore; Dating Family Photos 1850-1920; Valiant Press Pty. Ltd., Berwick, Victoria 1991

Physical description

PANEL - approximately 8.5 by 6.5 inches (22 cm x 16.5 cm).
Digital file only, scanned from album in private collection

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