'Mary - Hergott Springs' (a vintage photograph of a young Indigenous woman wearing a headscarf)
[Unley, Chas P. Scott, circa 1900s].
A sepia-toned postcard-format gelatin silver photograph (139 × 88 mm), with the caption inkstamped at the head of the recto, and the verso printed for use as a postcard.
Tiny crease to the bottom left-hand corner-tip; in excellent condition.
We purchased this item with a similar portrait of a young Indigenous boy (captioned 'Jacky - Oodnadatta'), blindstamped with the photographer's details ('Chas P. Scott | Unley S.A.'). The Art Gallery of SA dates that image '1903-04'. We have no hesitation in attributing this uncredited image and vintage print to him. Charles Scott (1878-1928) is 'Listed as photographer at 21A Waymouth Street, Adelaide, in directories from 1909 to 1915+, his "private residence" being given as 10 Grace Street, Goodwood Park' (Photohistory SA website). We presume Scott worked from the address in Unley (an Adelaide suburb near Goodwood Park) prior to his relocation to Waymouth Street.
Item #128024
Price (AUD):
$200.00