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Woman with child
Woman with child

Woman with child

Date1901-1910
Object numberANMS0227[011]
NamePhotograph
MediumSilver gelatin print
ClassificationsPhotographs
Credit LineANMM Collection Gift from Robert D McKilliam
DescriptionA black and white photograph of a woman and child on a swing. This image was likely taken on board a vessel commanded by Captain Robert McKilliam. The woman appears in another photograph in the collection, ANMS0224[087], where is on a swing surrounded by other passengers.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.