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Digital Photograph - Four Girls Riding their Bikes to School, Noble Park, late 1950s
Reg. No: MM 110872
- Summary:
- Black and white photograph showing Denise Taylor with her sisters Lorraine and Lynette, and their friend Beverley Lloyd, with their bicycles in Noble Park, 1958-1959.
They were cycling to Springvale High School, which was something they did every day. Denise remembers: 'It was good exercise, a 3 mile trip.' They cycled like this for two years until Denise's sisters left school. After that Denise opted for train travel, because she didn't want to cycle alone. - Description:
- Digital image file. A digital photograph was taken of the original black and white print.
- Description Of Content:
- Four girls in school uniforms - dresses and blazers - standing by their bicycles on a suburban street. The bikes all have baskets on the front with school bags in them. Houses are in the background.
- Acquisition Information:
- Copied from Mrs Denise Clarke, 2006
- Acknowledgement:
- Contributed by Mrs Denise Clarke
| Discipline: | History |
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| Tagged with: | bicycles, school girls, school uniforms |
| Themes this item is part of: | Transport Collection, Melbourne's Biggest Family Album Collection |
| Primary Classification: | ROAD TRANSPORT |
| Secondary Classification: | Cycles |
| Tertiary Classification: | bicycle riding |
| Original Caption: | Girls riding to school |
| Inscriptions: | Ready for school Agnes St. 19/58/9 z 34 |
| People Depicted: | Taylor, Denise; Lloyd, Beverley; Taylor, Lorraine; Taylor, Lynette |
| Format: | Digital Still Image: Black & White; Tiff |
| Place & Date Depicted: | Noble Park, Victoria, Australia, 1958-1959 |
| Photographer: | Unknown |
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