Notes: A family poses at their home - 'Attercliffe'. The bed sheet at the left side, was used in the associated portrait group photo. The house appears to be in the Australian Federation style, 1900-1910.
Attercliffe is also an industrial suburb of northeast Sheffield, England on the south bank of the River Don. Many early Australian homes were given British place names, showing the family links to the Old Country. The Librarian at Sheffield Library has assured me this is not located at their Attercliffe.
Update Jan 2023
A short composition titled 'Mother Love', has been located via Trove in The Sunbeams children's section of the Sun newspaper in 1929 from "Ambition" age 14 of "Attercliffe" Arthur-street, Punchbowl, see links.
Arthur St in now mostly brick veneers and flats but a few earlier homes similar to Attercliffe survive on street view. It is a well written little story about a monkey and it's baby being saved from being shot by 'Dad'. The girl at the fence could be 14 in 1929 and maybe 8 in the photo providing 1922-23 as a possible date, an author and a possible location.
'Attercliffe' has been located in the electoral rolls (Ancestry) at 37 Arthur St Punchbowl, now a block of flats - www.google.com/maps/place/37+Arthur+St,+Punchbowl+NSW+219...
In the 1934 electoral roll the occupants of 'Attercliffe' were: Thomas Charles Fletcher, bricklayer; Henrietta Agnes Fletcher, home duties; and Elaine May Fletcher, typiste; Elaine married Geoffrey Poulton in 1935 aged 20, she may in fact be the author of 'Mother Love'.
One of six glass negatives in a small cardboard container marked, The Imperial Dry Plate Co. Cricklewood, London, N.W. Special Sensitive Ortho and showing recipes for the recommended developers, this is provisionally dated prior to 1907-9.
Format: Glass negative, dry plate 4 ½” x 6 ¼”, tide mark upper left corner.
Licensing: Attribution, share alike, creative commons.
Repository: Blue Mountains Library - library.bmcc.nsw.gov.au/
Part of: Local Studies Collection
Provenance: unknown
Location: Punchbowl, Sydney, Australia
Links: Attercliffe - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attercliffe
MOTHER LOVE (1929, July 14). The Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), p. 3 (SUPPLEMENT TO THE SUNBEAMS). Retrieved January 12, 2023, from nla.gov.au/nla.news-article222962781
Punchbowl - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punchbowl,_New_South_Wales
Tags: Attercliffe house family glass negative picket fence history
Notes: The family appear at their home 'Attercliffe' in a previous image, now identified as in the Sydney suburb of Punchbowl. The sheet used for a back drop appears in an earlier photo of the house, confirming the two photos are contemporaneous; the clothes also match. The older woman is the mother, the younger woman is unmarried as shown in a previous image. The man has just taken off his hat for the photograph.
There are creases in the sheet back drop, but also places where the film emulsion has lifted.
Attercliffe is an industrial suburb of northeast Sheffield, England on the south bank of the River Don. Many early Australian homes were given British place names, showing the family links to the Old Country.
Update Jan 2023
A short composition titled 'Mother Love' has been located via Trove in The Sun newspaper in 1929 from "Ambition" age 14 of "Attercliffe" Arthur-street, Punchbowl, see links. Arthur St in now mostly brick veneers and flats but a few earlier homes similar to Attercliffe survive on street view.
It is a well written little story about a monkey and it's baby being saved from being shot by 'Dad'. The girl could be 14 in 1929 and maybe 8 in the photo providing 1922-23 as a possible date, an author and a possible location.
'Attercliffe' has been located at 37 Arthur St Punchbowl, now a block of flats - www.google.com/maps/place/37+Arthur+St,+Punchbowl+NSW+219...
In the 1934 electoral roll (Ancestry) the occupants of 'Attercliffe' were: Thomas Charles Fletcher, bricklayer; Henrietta Agnes Fletcher, home duties; and Elaine May Fletcher, typiste; Elaine married Geoffrey Poulton in 1935 aged 20, she may in fact be the author of 'Mother Love'.
Found among seven glass negs in a small cardboard container marked: The Imperial Dry Plate Co. Cricklewood, London, N.W. , stamped 'Special Sensitive Ortho' and showing recipes for the recommended developers. Some types of Imperial Glass Plate negative date to 1907-9, the company filed a patent in 1920 for roll film.
Ortho film darkens reds which is why their sunburned faces and freckles appear so dark, see comments below.
Format: Glass negative, dry plate 4½" x 6¼"
Licensing: Attribution, share alike, creative commons.
Repository: Blue Mountains Library library.bmcc.nsw.gov.au
Part of: Local Studies Collection
Provenance: unknown
Location: Punchbowl, Sydney, Australia
Links:
APA citation
MOTHER LOVE (1929, July 14). The Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), p. 3 (SUPPLEMENT TO THE SUNBEAMS). Retrieved January 12, 2023, from nla.gov.au/nla.news-article222962781
Attercliffe - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attercliffe
Punchbowl - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punchbowl,_New_South_Wales
Tags: family freckles hat mother father daughter son inlaws glass negative Attercliffe unidentified history
Notes: This formal photograph shows a family posing with a bed sheet as a back drop. They first appear at their home - 'Attercliffe', in an earlier upload to this set. This image is taken at an earlier date - both the adults and children appear several years younger, and there are three extra children. The freckle-face girl is there with her little brother who pulls faces for the camera. The younger woman on the right shows her left hand without a wedding ring and wears knitted stockings, the young children's clothes appear home made.
This may be a different location although the sheet backdrop is still used. They have now been identified.
Update Jan 2023
A short composition titled 'Mother Love' has been located via Trove in The Sunbeams children's section of the Sun newspaper in 1929 from "Ambition" age 14 of "Attercliffe" Arthur-street, Punchbowl, see links.
Arthur St in now mostly brick veneers and flats but a few earlier homes similar to Attercliffe survive on street view. It is a well written little story about a monkey and it's baby being saved from being shot by 'Dad', one of the children above may be the author.
The freckle-faced girl could be 14 in 1929 and maybe 6-7 in the photo providing early 1920s as a possible date, an author and a possible location.
'Attercliffe' has been located at 37 Arthur St Punchbowl, now a block of flats - www.google.com/maps/place/37+Arthur+St,+Punchbowl+NSW+219...
In the 1934 electoral roll (Ancestry) the occupants of 'Attercliffe' were: Thomas Charles Fletcher, bricklayer; Henrietta Agnes Fletcher, home duties; and Elaine May Fletcher, typiste; Elaine married Geoffrey Poulton in 1935 aged 20. Elaine may in fact be the author of 'Mother Love'.
Found among seven glass negs in a small cardboard container marked: The Imperial Dry Plate Co. Cricklewood, London, N.W. , stamped Special Sensitive Ortho and showing recipes for the recommended developers. Some types of Imperial Glass Plate negative date to 1907-9, the company filed a patent in 1920 for roll film.
Ortho film darkens reds which is why their sunburned faces and freckles appear so dark.
Format: Glass negative, dry plate 4½" x 6¼"
Licensing: Attribution, share alike, creative commons.
Repository: Blue Mountains Library library.bmcc.nsw.gov.au
Part of: Local Studies Collection
Location: Punchbowl, Sydney, Australia
Provenance: unknown
Links:
APA citation
MOTHER LOVE (1929, July 14). The Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), p. 3 (SUPPLEMENT TO THE SUNBEAMS). Retrieved January 12, 2023, from nla.gov.au/nla.news-article222962781
Punchbowl - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punchbowl,_New_South_Wales
Tags: glass negative unidentified family children children's clothing Australia dry plate Attercliffe history
Notes: Three girls and two boys pose with an older woman. The flowers in the glass vase are identified as Australian Christmas bells (Blandfordia) and hydrangeas .
Christmas bells flower December to January so the occasion may have been Christmas. They are in a cottage garden setting with what appears to be a fruit tree, fish bone fern in a pot, roses in flower and a small shed or pavilion, but no lawn mower.
The children appear in the 'Attercliffe' series, see note.
Update Jan 2023
A short composition has been located via Trove in The Sun newspaper in 1929 from "Ambition" age 14 of "Attercliffe" Arthur-street, Punchbowl, see links. Arthur St in now mostly brick veneers and flats but a few earlier homes similar to Attercliffe survive on street view. It is a well written little story about a monkey and it's baby being saved from being shot by 'Dad'. The girl could now be 14 in 1929 providing c 1929 as a possible date, an author and a possible location.
Found among seven glass negs in a small cardboard container marked: The Imperial Dry Plate Co. Cricklewood, London, N.W. , stamped Special Sensitive Ortho and showing recipes for the recommended developers. Some types of Imperial Glass Plate negative date to 1907-9, the company filed a patent in 1920 for roll film.
Ortho film darkens red colours which is why their sunburned faces and freckles appear so dark, as well as the Christmas bells.
Format: Glass negative, dry plate 4½" x 6¼"
Licensing: Attribution, share alike, creative commons.
Repository: Blue Mountains Library library.bmcc.nsw.gov.au
Part of: Local Studies Collection
Location: Punchbowl, Sydney
Provenance: unknown
Links:
APA citation
MOTHER LOVE (1929, July 14). The Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), p. 3 (SUPPLEMENT TO THE SUNBEAMS). Retrieved January 12, 2023, from nla.gov.au/nla.news-article222962781
Christmas Bells - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blandfordia_grandiflora
Tags: women children clothing flowers Attercliffe history
Notes: Three girls and two boys with a married woman, possibly an aunt or grandmother, and a small dog. Some of the children appear in the 'Attercliffe' series shown on other images in the collection. The flowers in the glass vase are Australian Christmas bells and hydrangeas.
Update Jan 2023
A short composition has been located via Trove in The Sun newspaper in 1929 from "Ambition" age 14 of "Attercliffe" Arthur-street, Punchbowl, see links. Arthur St in now mostly brick veneers and flats but a few earlier homes similar to Attercliffe survive on street view. It is a well written little story about a monkey and it's baby being saved from being shot by 'Dad'. The girl at left could now be 12-14 in 1929 providing c 1927-29 as a possible date, an author and a possible location.
Found among seven glass negatives in a small cardboard container marked: The Imperial Dry Plate Co. Cricklewood, London, N.W. , stamped Special Sensitive Ortho and showing recipes for the recommended developers. Some types of Imperial Glass Plate negative date to 1907-9, the company filed a patent in 1920 for roll film.
Ortho film darkens red colours which is why their sunburned faces and freckles appear so dark, as well as the Christmas bells.
Format: Photograph, scanned from a dry plate, glass negative, 4½" x 6¼".
Licensing: Attribution, share alike, creative commons.
Repository: Blue Mountains Library library.bmcc.nsw.gov.au
Part of: Local Studies Collection
Location: Punchbowl, Sydney
Provenance: Unknown
Links:
APA citation
MOTHER LOVE (1929, July 14). The Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), p. 3 (SUPPLEMENT TO THE SUNBEAMS). Retrieved January 12, 2023, from nla.gov.au/nla.news-article222962781
Tags: family glass negative children dog terrier flowers vase Attercliffe history