Digital Photograph - Extended Family at Beach Picnic, Parkdale Beach, Mentone, 1940

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Description Of Content:: Group photograph of an extended family at a beach picnic - five women, four men, and five children. There are sand dunes behind them.

This photograph shows the Livermore, May and Smith families at Parkdale Beach, 1940. According to the family: 'Every New Years Day the Smith, May and Livermore families would go to Parkdale Beach, near Mentone.' They have just had a picnic lunch and a dip in the water.
Acquisition Information:: Copied from Mrs Lorraine Louden, 2006
Acknowledgement:: Contributed by Mrs Lorraine Louden

Discipline:

History

Themes this item is part of:	Leisure Collection, Melbourne's Biggest Family Album Collection
Primary Classification:	RECREATION & TOURISM
Secondary Classification:	Relaxation
Tertiary Classification:	beaches
People Depicted:	Livermore, Joyce; May, Mavis; May, Mrs A E; May, Roger; Smith, Adele; Smith, Neville; Smith, Mattie; Smith, Thelma; Smith, Lyndon; May, Geoffrey; Livermore, Lorraine; Smith, Laurie; Smith, Shirley
Format:	Digital Still Image: Black & White; Tiff
Place & Date Depicted:	Parkdale, Victoria, Australia, 1940
Photographer:	Mr Donald Livermore