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Master Donald McKay Barnet aged 3 years, Sydney N.S.W, July 1873 / W. H. Schroder
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Title:
Master Donald McKay Barnet aged 3 years, Sydney N.S.W, July 1873 / W. H. Schroder
Creator:
Schroder, W. H. (William Henry), c1833-1913.
Date:
1873
Format:
1 carte-de-visite : albumen print; 10.5 x 6.1 cm.
Inscription:
Verso carries the printed trade label of W.H. Schroder's / Photographic Gallery / 649 George St / (opposite the Haymarket) / Sydney. Contemporary inscription in ink: "Master Donald McKay Barnet / aged 3 years / Sydney N.S.W / July 1873".
Subject:
portraits
boys
sailor suits
boaters (hats)
folding chairs
Barnet, Donald McKay, 1869-1940.
Series:
June Wallace papers
Description:
Donald Mackay Barnet, son of James and Amy Barnet, was born 19th October 1869 at "Braeside" in Ross Street, Forest Lodge, Sydney. His father James was the NSW Colonial Architect. While a student at St Andrew's College, University of Sydney, Donald became friends with James Thomas (Tom) Thorburn and in the 1890s was a regular visitor to Meroogal, the McKenzie/Thornburn family home in Nowra. In 1894 he married Thorburn's niece, Jessie Catherine Macgregor (1869-1946). Like Tom Thorburn, Barnet was a minister of the Presbyterian Church.
Provenance:
Estate of June Wallace (1917-2010)
Source:
Caroline Simpson Library & Research Collection ; June Wallace papers: JMW/33
Rights:
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Material Type:
Picture
Record number:
39270
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