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Mary Shannon driving a horse-drawn cart (1920s?)

Title
Mary Shannon driving a horse-drawn cart (1920s?)
Description
Inscription on reverse: Mary Shannon. WB/K.
Description
Number on reverse: D183A.
Description
Code on documentation: TRS/ANI.
Description
Digital master held.
Description
Mary is standing on a two-wheel wagon (or dray) dressed in working clothes (long dress, apron & brimmed hat). The land in the background has been cleared of trees and there are lengths of wood in the cart.
Description
"Mary Shannon, better known as Mrs Mary Thomas, came to Coffs in 1910 at the age of 5, and is now a resident of Coffs Harbour Legacy Nursing Home." -- Photograph folder.
Creator
Unknown
Subject
Thomas, Mary, 1905-2002 -- Photographs
Subject
Women
Subject
Agricultural activities
Subject
Horsedrawn carts
Subject
Horses
Subject
Horse equipment
Subject
Paddocks
Subject
Cleared land
Subject
Deforestation
Subject
Women's clothing & accessories
Subject
Work clothes
Subject
Pioneer bush life
Image number
Museum accession no. 07-0925
Format
1 photograph : b&w ; 6.3 x 10.7 cm.
Managed by
Item held by Coffs Harbour City Council
Collection or series
People, 1 (Coffs Harbour Regional Museum. Photograph folder)
Date or place
192-?
Date or place
Coffs Harbour Region, New South Wales
Rights
This image is provided for research purposes only and must not be reproduced for other purposes without the prior permission of Coffs Harbour Regional Museum.
Rights
Contact Coffs Harbour Regional Museum.
Rights
This image is provided for research purposes only and must not be reproduced for other purposes without the prior permission of Coffs Harbour Regional Museum
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