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Garden scene at Braeside, Wolseley Road, Woollahra Point, Sydney, 1913 / photographer unknown
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Title:
Garden scene at Braeside, Wolseley Road, Woollahra Point, Sydney, 1913 / photographer unknown
Date:
1913
Format:
1 photoprint : sepia toned ; 14.7 x 19.7 cm.
Inscription:
One of 12 photoprints mounted by cut band corners in an album labelled: "Christmas Greetings / Best wishes from / Braeside" / Woollahra Pt. / 1913. Titled below image "Garden scene".
Subject:
gardens
tree ferns
garden paths
birdcages
Braeside (Wolseley Road, Point Piper, N.S.W.)
Series:
Braeside album
Description:
At the time this photograph was taken Braeside was the home of Mrs Elizabeth Janet Campbell McMurtrie (1868-1931), widow of James Muir McMurtrie (1849-1901), and a member of the Sydney firm of McMurtrie & Co Ltd. The house was built around 1900 following the 1899 subdivision of the Woollahra Point Estate, with a frontage to Lady Martin's Beach. The address of the property is now given as Point Piper.
Provenance:
Gift of Prudence Brewer, 2011.
Source:
Caroline Simpson Library & Research Collection ; CSL&RC PIC 2011/3
Rights:
You may save or print this image for research and study. If you wish to use it for any other purposes, you must contact the Historic Houses Trust to request permission.
Material Type:
Picture
Record number:
42133
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