Photograph of two lacrosse players, c1899
Object Type
Photography/Photograph
Date Used
1899
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Object Detail
Brief Description
Black and white photograph mounted on grey card with a cream border. Shows two male figures dressed in long dark jumpers, white knickerbockers and dark socks, holding lacrosse sticks. They are standing on a field surrounded by a wood fence, with a simple wooden pavilion and a grass roller in the background. Further away are pine trees and a stone church. The inscription on the mount below, in rust coloured ink, reads GEO ROSE, 123 CHAPEL STREET, WINDSOR. The names E T J JAK (?) / J G LATHAM / 1899 are hand written in blue pen.
Measurements
0 - Whole: H: 257 W: 303mm (H: 10 1/8 W: 11 15/16")
Date Used
1899
Location
In storage
Registration No
M2694
Credit Line
Kindly donated to the Melbourne Cricket Club Museum by Graeme Atkinson
The player on the left is E T J ICK The player on the right, J G LATHAM, later became Chief Justice of Australia
- Luke Oswald
Posted on 31-10-2023 22:52:15