Item 3: Photograph album of Miss Lydia West, VAD, relating to Lady Gowrie Convalescent Home, 1941-19...
Item 3: Photograph album of Miss Lydia West, VAD, relating to Lady Gowrie Convalescent Home, 1941-1946
About this item
Full title
Date
1941-1946
Call Numbers
PXE 1692/vol. 52/Item 3
Record Identifier
Reference Code
Formats
Pictures and Photographs
Physical Description
Contents
1 album (59 photographic prints) - 20 x 26 cm
Other Descriptions
Level of description
Item
Access and use
Copying Conditions
Out of copyright : Created before 1955.
Please acknowledge: : Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales and family of Lydia West.
Subjects
More information
Scope and Contents
Contents
1a. Lady Gowrie Convalescent Home, 1941
1b. Lady Gowrie Convalescent Home , 1941
1c. Lady Gowrie Convalescent Home. Bertie Lloyd, 1941
2a. 1945-1946. Brown, Bromfield, Joe Blake, Watson
2b. 1945-1946. John Giblin, Maroa. Rowyers, Smyth, Bertie Lloyd
2c. 1945-1946. Sisters Preston and Payne
2d. 1945-1946. Matron Horswell
2...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Item 3: Photograph album of Miss Lydia West, VAD, relating to Lady Gowrie Convalescent Home, 1941-1946
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Artists
Notes
General note
Many pages have captions that refer to missing prints, for example 'Phillip Sutton's wedding to Betty'.
Has small mounted clipping on colophon: 'West - Cowlishaw - The - Engagement is annouced of Joyce, only daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Leslie Cowlishaw of Lindfield,. to Dr. Richard Franels Kirby, only son of the late Dr. F. West of Camden and Mrs. West Killara....
Signature / Inscriptions
From cover verso: "1940, Photo album of Miss Lydia West. Lydia & her sister belonged to Ku-Ring-Gai Branch VAD. Donated by their niece Miss Virginia West ... in 2014".
Alphanumeric designations
Red Cross Archives control number AL 054
Description source
The contents list is adapted from an inventory compiled by Red Cross volunteers.
Contextual Information
Source
Presented by the Australian Red Cross Society, New South Wales Division, July 2016. Originally donated by West's niece, Miss Virgina West.
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
PXE 1692/vol. 52/Item 3
Record Identifier
Yolg63v9
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/Yolg63v9
Other Identifiers
Reference code
1007262
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