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- A Photographer Northcote, Australia
- A Organisation Depicted Northcote, Australia
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Glass Negative - Little Sisters of the Poor, Northcote, Victoria, Nov 1892
Reg. No: MM 030086
- Summary:
- Nuns of the Little Sisters of the Poor, who established an old persons home in St George's Road, Northcote in 1890. Photograph taken by Thomas Beckett, November 1892.
Part of a collection of glass plate negatives taken by Dr Thomas George Beckett, doctor, pioneering radiologist and amateur photographer between 1891 and 1910. The collection is primarily of Beckett's family, friends, homes, and towns and suburbs where Beckett and his family lived, including Charlton in central Victoria and Northcote & South Yarra, suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria. - Description Of Content:
- A group of nuns belonging to the Little Sisters of the Poor order standing outside their convent.
- Acquisition Information:
- Donation from Mrs Joan Hadden
| Discipline: | Technology |
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| Tagged with: | charities, clergy, convents, nuns, religious clothing, verandahs |
| Themes this item is part of: | Clothing & Textiles Collection, Public Life & Institutions Collection, Dr Thomas George Beckett Collection, Dr Thomas George Beckett (1859-1937) |
| Primary Classification: | RELIGIONS |
| Secondary Classification: | Christianity - Roman Catholic |
| Tertiary Classification: | nuns |
| Original Caption: | NUNS, LITTLE SISTERS OF POOR HOUSE. |
| Format: | Glass Negative: Black & White |
| Place & Date Depicted: | Northcote, Victoria, Australia, Nov 1892 |
| Photographer: | Dr Thomas Beckett, Northcote, Victoria, Australia, Nov 1892 |
| Organisation Depicted: | Little Sisters of the Poor, Northcote, Victoria, Australia, Nov 1892 |
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