Glass Negative - Thomas Beckett & Family at 'Chelmer', St Kilda Road, South Yarra, Victoria, Jan 1905

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Summary:: Thomas Beckett and members of family in a buggy at the front entrance of the Beckett family residence, 'Chelmer', in St Kilda Road, South Yarra, January 1905.

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:: Chelmer'. Mr Beckett and others sitting in a horse drawn vehicle outside the front entrance of 'Chelmer' the family home.
Acquisition Information:: Donation from Mrs Joan Hadden

Discipline:

Technology

Tagged with:	domestic environment, driveways, gardens, horsedrawn vehicles, houses, mansions, trees, verandahs
Themes this item is part of:	Domestic & Community Life Collection, Transport Collection, Dr Thomas George Beckett Collection, Dr Thomas George Beckett (1859-1937)
Primary Classification:	ROAD TRANSPORT
Secondary Classification:	Horse Drawn Vehicles
Tertiary Classification:	buggies
Original Caption:	MR. BECKETT AND HORSES CART,
Format:	Glass Negative: Black & White
Place & Date Depicted:	South Yarra, Victoria, Australia, 15 Jan 1905
Photographer:	Dr Thomas Beckett, South Yarra, Victoria, Australia, 15 Jan 1905