- Title
- Tong family
- Description
Back (left to right): Alice, Mrs Tong, Elsie. Front (left to right): Ethel, Phyllis, Willie/Kay Sing
- Date
- c. 21 June 1912
- Place
- Australia - Victoria - Melbourne
- Interpretive description
The card mounts of both prints of this photograph are different. Although they both credit Yeomans as the photographer the address information differs slightly suggesting the prints were created at different times by Yeomans' photographic studio. It is not certain what the significance of the annotations on the back of the Millard copy of this photograph mean. The date refers to the date the Tong family left for China. The photograph held by the National Archives of Australia in Series B13/0 was used by immigration officials to identify Australian-born Alice and Ethel Tong on their return to Australia from China in 1916.
Versions
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- Title
- Tong family
- Date
- c. 21 June 1912
- Type
- Form
- Paris panel mount. Studio insignia: 'Yeomans, Paris Panel, Bourke St, Melbourne'. On back of card mount (ink pen): 'The Pekin Pavillion [?]', '[Chinese characters giving date 21 June 1912 written twice]'
- Creator
- Yeomans, 116 Bourke St, Melbourne
- Source
Shirley Millard private collection, 1890s; S. Millard (private hands). Details
- Rights
- Reproduction rights owned by S. Millard c/- CHIA.
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- Title
- Tong family (back)
- Type
- Print (back)
- Form
- On back of card mount (ink pen): 'The Pekin Pavillion [?]', '[Chinese characters giving date 21 June 1912 written twice]'
- Source
Shirley Millard private collection, 1890s; S. Millard (private hands). Details
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- Title
- Tong family
- Date
- c. 1912
- Type
- Form
- Annotated copy with handwritten notes by Customs. Individuals in photograph identified. Back (left to right): 'Alice', 'Mother & Phyllis both died in China', 'Elsie died in China'. Front (left to right): 'Ethel', 'Willie stated to be alive and in China'. Handwritten text under photograph: 'Copy of photograph by which Alice & Ethel Tong were identified on arrival by Eastern 21/6/1912'. 'Eastern 21/6/1912' has been crossed out and in a different pen 'Tango Haru 9/7/16' written and intialled. Unknown signature and signature of 'J. Gleeson, Det. Insp.'. Printed on card mount: 'Yeomans & Co, ROYAL ARCADE, MELBOURNE'.
- Creator
- Yeomans & Co, Royal Arcade, Melbourne
- Control
- 1920/13667
- Source
B13/0 General and classified correspondence, annual single number series, c. 7 January 1901 - , B13/0; Collector of Customs, Melbourne (Victoria); National Archives of Australia, Melbourne Office. Details
- Rights
- Reproduction rights owned by National Archives of Australia
Related Subjects
People
- Sue Hoe ( - c. 1916)
- Tong, Alice (Bou Youk) (1900 - )
- Tong, Elsie (Bow Jun Chung) (1902 - c. 1914)
- Tong, Ethel (Boo Lan) (1906 - 1963)
- Tong, Kay Sing (Willie) (1903 - )
- Tong, Phyllis (Bow Meu) (1910 - c. 1916)
See also
- bureaucratic photographs
- Chin Tong family
- Melbourne (Victoria)
- Presbyterian Women's Missionary Union (Melbourne)
- studio portraits
- Victoria
Created: 29 November 2004, Last modified: 30 July 2008
