Historical information
These are a batch of ten negatives apparently taken around the same time at Gembrook c. early 20th century. They include three images of a bullock team (two with a child in the picture), two images of the Ranges Hotel (one distant), two images of farm workers, one image of the main street, one image of the railway line and one of children playing backyard cricket. The negatives were developed by Baker & Rouse, agents for Kodak, who began their operations in Melbourne in 1905. At some unknown time, the negatives were donated to the Yarra Ranges Regional Museum. At this point, they may have then been placed in individual packets - because the original Baker and Rouse folder was in poor condition - and labels were written. In 2023 or 2024, the Yarra Ranges Museum donated them to the Emerald Museum.
Significance
These negatives provide a glimpse into early 20th century everyday and farming life of Gembrook.
Physical description
Ten negatives showing people and places in Gembrook circa early 20th century. These negatives are contained in individual packets which are not original. The original film developer's folder is separate. Each negative has been classified separately in Victorian Collections.
Inscriptions & markings
On folder: 'KODAK / BAKER & ROUSE / PROP. LTD. ... / MELBOURNE: / 284 COLLINS STREET. ...'
On back of folder handwritten: ' old Marituna / Gembro [partly erased] atherlie'
