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Ettie Steyn
Ettie Steyn

Ettie Steyn

Date1900-1901
Object numberANMS0227[007]
NamePhotograph
MediumSilver gelatin print
DimensionsOverall: 107 x 81 mm
ClassificationsPhotographs
Credit LineANMM Collection Gift from Robert D McKilliam
DescriptionA young woman posing in a garden against a dark background, identified on the back of the photograph as 'Ettie Steyn'. This young woman also appears in a photograph taken on board an unidentified vessel with Captain McKilliam in ANMS0224[080]SignificanceThis image is a part of the Captain Robert McKilliam collection. Captain McKilliam worked for the Aberdeen White Star Line for 32 years and sailed aboard such famous clipper ships as SALAMIS and THERMOPYLAE. He moved to Sydney in 1913 where he served as Assistant Wharf Master on Darling Island.