Historical information

This photograph was sent by May (Marian) Hyatt, née Nicholls, to her brother and sister-in-law Edgar and Ethel Nicholls. May's note on the back of the photo identifies the children as "Ida" (Ida Hyatt, May's daughter) and "Mollie Norris". It also identifies a "Mr Greig", probably William Michael Grigg, who lived near the Hyatt family on Geelong Road, Linton. (Mollie Norris, a daughter of Lilian Violet ('Cis') Grigg and her husband Gerald Norris, was W.M. Grigg's granddaughter.)

Physical description

Black and white photograph which shows a very large pine tree that has either been felled or has fallen. Two small girls wearing sun-hats are sitting on top of the fallen trunk, along with two men, who are also wearing hats. A woman wearing a long dress and a hat is standing in front of the tree.

Inscriptions & markings

On reverse: "Dear Edgar and Ethel / Just a snap of our big pine / Ida is the one nearest the / limb the other is Mr Greig & / Mollie Norrris & another chap / the tree is 44 years old & 52 ft / high. love from us all / at Linton / May".