Digital Photograph - Boy & Girl on Horses at Stable, Won Wron, circa 1912

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Summary:: This photograph shows Geoffrey Pern and Bebe O'Connor on their horses at the stables at the O'Connor farm, Won Wron, circa 1912.
The family remembers: 'The children used to ride their horses to school. Bebe's horse was named 'Tommy'.' The photographer of this image,

Doctor Sydney Pern, was a friend of the donor's family, who lived in Yarram. In addition to his duties as the local GP, he was an enthusiastic amateur photographer.
Description Of Content:: Boy and girl dressed for riding, astride two ponies outside a stable. The boy is wearing a cap and the girl a sunhat.
Acquisition Information:: Copied from Ms Helen Hickey, 2006

Discipline:

History

Themes this item is part of:	Leisure Collection, Melbourne's Biggest Family Album Collection
Primary Classification:	RECREATION & TOURISM
Secondary Classification:	Horse Riding
Tertiary Classification:	images (to be classified)
Inscriptions:	Geoff Pern and Bebe on Tommy
People Depicted:	Pern, Geoffrey; O'Connor, Kathleen Lilias ('Bebe')
Format:	Digital Still Image: Black & White; Tiff
Place & Date Depicted:	Won Wron, South Gippsland, Victoria, Australia, circa 1912 Source of Date Depicted: Based on the age of the girl in the photograph who was born in 1906.
Photographer:	Dr Sydney Pern Relationship of Photographer to Contributor: Family friend.