Milliken family photographs and papers, ca 1919 to ca 2015

PXE 1678

fonds

ca 1919 to ca 2015

Graphic Materials, Textual Records, Clippings

1344654

7 photographs (1 box) includes some textual records - hand painted silver gelatin; typescript; printed

1. Hand painted, mounted studio portrait of Thelma Cross, aged about 11, 1919 / by The Tesla Studio, Q.V. Markets, Sydney. She is wearing an Australian red ensign, a southern cross headdress, a sash bearing the words “Australia” and she is carrying a horn of plenty.

2. Photograph of 8 standing dancing girls and 1 man. They are in top hats. Thelma is 4th from left. Inscription on verso, 'Thelma L. Cross, Wingham Hotel, Wingham'. ca 1923-1929.

3. Photograph of 8 sitting dancing girls and 1 man. They are in top hats. Thelma is 4th from left. Inscription on verso, 'Thelma L. Cross, Wingham Hotel, Wingham'. ca 1923-1929.

4. Photograph of 9 dancing girls. They are in clown theatrical dress. Thelma is 4th from left. Inscription on verso, 'Thelma L. Cross, Wingham Hotel, Wingham'. ca 1923-1929.

5. Photograph of 8 dancing girls. Thelma is standing, 3rd from left. Inscription on verso, 'Thelma L. Cross, Wingham Hotel, Wingham'. Beth Abbott standing next to Thelma, Gwen Carpenter far right, Lillian Easton front right. ca 1923-1929.

6. Photographic print of Wingham Hotel, ca 1940.

7. Photographic print of Wingham Hotel, ca 1940 with 2 men standing on verandah.

Folder - Typescripts and clippings: Dancing Girls – Wingham in the 20th century a personal memoir / Sue Milliken; Wingham Hotel : a snapshot of rural life to the mid-twentieth century; Transcripts of interviews of Wingham residents (John Machin 2005, Pat Paterson 1998) by Robert Milliken; Miscellaneous news clippings relating to the Wingham Hotel and Wingham; Letter dated November 13, 1997 to dear Robert, kindest regards John.

Out of copyright: Photographs - created before 1955
Copyright status:: In copyright - textual records
Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales

Four photographs are inscribed on reverse: "Thelma L. Cross, Wingham Hotel, Wingham".