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Title:
Sylvia Evans in the library at Alwyn, Arncliffe, around 1927 / Alan Evans
Creator:
Evans, Alan Spearman, 1902-1963.
Date:
[c1927]
Format:
1 photonegative: b&w ; 13.5 x 8 cm.
Subject:
Alwyn (Arncliffe, N.S.W.)
radiators, electric
wicker furniture
cane chairs
books
bookshelves
reading
rugs
leisure time
private libraries
seagrass
domestic interiors
Evans, Sylvia Winifred, 1902-1995.
Description:
Sylvia Evans reading in the library at Alwyn, 16 Loftus Street, Arncliffe, the home of Alan and Sylvia Evans. This is one of a series of photographs that appear to celebrate the completion of the couple's newly-built home. Alan Evans was an enthusiastic and prolific amateur photographer who worked as an accountant for the firm of Davis Gelatine Australia Ltd.
Provenance:
Estate of Sylvia Evans.
Source:
Caroline Simpson Library & Research Collection ; Evans Collection: EC4/ALW/N/78-87/79
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:
31263
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