'Tom', 'P.T.O.', 'Note expression of boy and attitude of arms. Then see accompanying picture.'

Archive Collections / Aborigines' Friends' Association / Series AA1/63 / 'Tom', 'P.T.O.', 'Note expression of boy and attitude of arms. Then see accompanying picture.'

Image: Front view of a boy standing in front of a photographers backdrop. The boy is wearing a shirt and coat, short trousers and is holding a hat. There are original annotations written on the image; 'Tom' near the top and 'P.T.O.' written at the bottom.

Annotations: 'Tom', 'P.T.O.', 'Note expression of boy and attitude of arms. Then see accompanying picture with coat off showing ragged under clothes then see picture of arm covered with sores. This boy came from the river district. A few weeks of compulsory cleanliness transformed him into a bright cheerful lad.'

Captioned: 'Photographs with no location captions - European contact prevalent.'

Other Information: The same boy is in images AA 1/63/5 and AA 1/63/6. These images are also referred to in the annotations as 'accompanying pictures'. The same photographers backdrop is also used in image AA 1/63/7.

Negatives on file: not available

CreatorAborigines' Friends' Association
ControlAA 1/63/4
Quantity 0.1cm,   1   photographic print
FormatsLoose Photographic Prints
Series AA1/63