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Sheryl Wallace : Glass negatives of Mt Ross - P2013-020

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Reference NumberP2013-020Datec.1908CreatorUnknownDescriptionFifteen glass plate negatives relating to Mount Ross Station near Middlemarch and the Elliott family. The images are group portraits taken mostly outside the front of the house and are notable for their sense of affection and fun. There is also a group portrait of workers taken outside the woolshed, a group in a cart and one of two women (wearing hats and full length dresses) and two men on a pipe spanning the river between Mount Ross and Matarae.

Not all of this collection has been digitised and made available through Digital Collections. Information about other items can be found on the Hākena catalogue, through the Library Catalogues link above.History / BiographyAccording to members of the Bagley family who bought Mt Ross station in 1924, the house was built in 1903 and originally belonged to the Elliott family. A James Wilson had worked as a shepherd for James Elliott when he was manager at Lauder Station in 1890. See Janet Thomson's book, Shepherd's Progress, p.144. An 18 inch pipe used to bring water from Sutton Creek to the sluice.PublisherFound in the cellar of 75 Eglington Road where a photographer once lived. The house was built in 1912-13 and first owned by a James Wilson.

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Group on a pipe

Group lying down

Group outside house

Group outside woolshed

Group on a cart

Tea party on lawn

Group on pipe

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NamesElliott familyElliott, MargaretPlacesMount RossSubjectsAgriculturePortraitsFamily life

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Sheryl Wallace : Glass negatives of Mt Ross - P2013-020

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