Poster - Sunda Singh 1928, Sundah Singh 1928

Historical information

Written on the back of the poster -"The artist is Betty Barberis nee Barton daughter of Roderick Barton and Myrtle Hore(?) of Gundowring born 1927. She illustrated Esther Temple's book 'The History of the Kiewa Valley'.
The subject Sunda Singh was I believe a well known traveling salesman in early Kiewa Valley..
A Sundah Singh is recorded as dying 1948 in Henty.
Sunda Singh (I think this must be) died 1933 in Beechworth and was later exhumed and cremated."

Significance

The History of the Kiewa Valley by Esther Temple, Pages 36 and 37 re the Singh brothers

Physical description

A3 size poster of Sunda Singh, travelling salesman, and his horse drawn covered caravan . Sketched in black by Betty Barberis.

Inscriptions & markings

Written on the back in pencil an explanation of the drawing

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