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Digital Photograph - Joseph Solomon & Mary Phillips on their Wedding Day, Richmond, 1886
Reg. No: MM 110455
- Summary:
- Digital photograph of a studio portrait of Joseph Solomon and Mary Phillips on their wedding day in Richmond, 1886. Frisby and Mason, were not listed in Bridge Road Richmond until 1887; however, the Sands & McDougall Directory was not published until December each year for the following year so it is possible the photo could have been taken in 1886.
- Description Of Content:
- Studio portrait of man in suit with side-whiskers, and woman in wedding gown and veil, holding flowers. He is carrying his glove in his right hand. There is a rustic wooden seat to the left.
This is a studio portrait of Joseph Solomon and Mary Phillips on their wedding day in Richmond, 1886. The wedding took place at Mary's family home at 51 Simpson Road [Victoria Street], Collingwood. Her great grand daughter still has the skirt of Mary's wedding outfit. - Acquisition Information:
- Copied from Mrs Robin Wembridge, 2006
- Acknowledgement:
- Contributed by Mrs Robin Wembridge (Landman Family)
| Discipline: | History |
More information
| Themes this item is part of: | Public Life & Institutions Collection, Melbourne's Biggest Family Album Collection |
| Primary Classification: | CELEBRATIONS & TRADITIONS |
| Secondary Classification: | Weddings |
| Tertiary Classification: | bridal parties |
| Original Caption: | Joseph Solomon and Mary Phillips on wedding day |
| Inscriptions: | Frisby Mason 134 Bridge Road Richmond |
| People Depicted: | Solomon, Joseph; Phillips, Mary |
| Organisations Depicted: | Frisby Mason Photographic Studio |
| Format: | Digital Still Image: Black & White; Tiff |
| Place & Date Depicted: | Richmond, Victoria, Australia, circa 1886 Place Depicted Notes: Location is the studio address, where it is assumed this photograph was taken. |
| Photographer: | Frisby Mason |
| References: |
Source: S&M 1886 p.1063; S&M 1887 & 1888 p.1025; Davies, A The Mechanical Eye in Australia p.166. |
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