Digital Photograph - Boy & Girl with Wading Pool, Front Yard, Doncaster East, 1965

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Summary:: Black and white photograph featuring two children, John and Helen Booth, in a wading pool at the front of their house, East Doncaster, February 1965. This house was designed through The Age newspaper's 'Small Homes Service' and built by a contract builder, starting in 1959. The children's father, Ron Booth, worked for a hardware company and so had access to cheap building materials.

Photograph collected as part of Melbourne's Biggest Family Album in 2006.
Description:: Digital image file. A digital photograph was taken of the original black and white print.
Description Of Content:: A boy and a girl in swimming costumes, playing with a wading pool in the front yard of their home. The boy is standing in the water, and the girl is standing on the grass. A kickboard is in the pool and bucket is on the edge of the pool.
Acquisition Information:: Copied from Mrs Carol Booth, 2006
Acknowledgement:: Contributed by Carol Booth

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Tagged with:	children s play, front yards, gardens, leisure, swimming pools, toys, water
Themes this item is part of:	Domestic & Community Life Collection, Leisure Collection, Melbourne's Biggest Family Album Collection
Primary Classification:	RECREATION & TOURISM
Secondary Classification:	Play
Tertiary Classification:	pools
Inscriptions:	John and Helen, 10 Maxia Rd. Feb 1965
People Depicted:	Booth, Helen; Booth, John
Format:	Digital Still Image: Black & White; Tiff
Place & Date Depicted:	Doncaster East, Victoria, Australia, Feb 1965
Photographer:	Mr Ron Booth