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Photograph - Jack Moore Monbulk, c. early 20th century

  • A sepia photograph of a group of men and horses in front of a wooden hut and unpaved road.

    Jack Moore Monbulk Obverse

  • The white backing of a photograph with minimal handwritten annotation and an accession number.

    Jack Moore Monbulk Reverse

  • A sepia photograph of a group of men and horses in front of a wooden hut and unpaved road.
  • The white backing of a photograph with minimal handwritten annotation and an accession number.

Historical information

It is unclear who the Jack Moore in this photograph was or where it came from. There was a Jack Moore who was a hotel proprietor in Kangaroo Ground from 1910, but this is also a very common name so realistically it could have been anyone. It was most likely taken in the early 20th century, judging by the sepia colour but clear photography.

Significance

This photograph depicts Monbulk in the late 19th or early 20th century, showing ways of life, travel, and accommodation at the time.

Physical description

This item is a sepia photograph with particularly heavy red tinting, printed on white card paper. The reverse has a small handwritten annotation and accession number, both in pencil. It depicts ten men with several animals including horses and dogs. To the right of the frame, six of the men sit in front of a triangular hut structure of wood and corrugated metal. To the left, the other four are near the road, which continues up a hill in the background. The background also contains several trees and a wood-and-wire fence.

Inscriptions & markings

Reverse, Handwritten Annotation: "[Jack Moore Monbulk] P272"
Attached Note: "JACK MOORE IN THIS PHOTO - NOT KNOWN WHERE IT WAS TAKEN / P272"

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