“Girl playing with Peter Rabbit dolls,” Kingsville, Victoria, 1937, by Gordon Binns, via The Biggest Family Album in Australia, Museums Victoria Collections.
The little girl is Phyllis Binns.
Tag: children
Little Bendigo
“Woman and children in home garden, Little Bendigo, Ballarat, Victoria, 1876,” by unknown photographer, via The Biggest Family Album in Australia, Museums Victoria Collections on flickr.
Harriet, Caroline, and Harriet Mary Whitaker are shown in front of their home on Lofven Street. (A photo of their neighbors is here.)
Little Bendigo was the site of a small gold rush in the 1860s. It took inspiration from Bendigo, Victoria, an important gold mining boomtown of the 1850s. In 1881, the town’s name became Nerrina.
Wellington, New Zealand
Wellington garden with irises, November 17, 1935, by Leslie Adkin, via Museum of New Zealand (Te Papa Tongarewa).
The dog cart
“Toddler in a Dog Cart, Victoria,” ca. 1925, via The Biggest Family Album in Australia, Museums Victoria (under CC license).
The dog seems OK with the situation, but the baby is not happy.
The plants in the flower beds are all individually labeled. They look somewhat like carnations.
Family portrait, Queensland
The Tooth family on their lawn, Queensland, ca. 1890, via State Library of Queensland Commons on flickr.
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