A pair of original Australian albumen print photographs dating to 1890-92, in carte de visite format, approx. 103 x 63 mm, one by W. DEAZELEY, IPSWICH, QUEENSLAND and the other by F. A. WHITEHEAD, also of IPSWICH.
The little boy, identified on the back as "Jack, 4 months 9 days" and with the date 6 July 1892, is JOHN CLAUDE MOSELY HARPER (1892-1980), son of Claude Thomas Harper (1858-1954) and Olivia Kate Mosely (1865-1948). The gentleman (a clergyman?) is unidentified. Both portraits came from a family album belonging to Claude Thomas Harper (originally of Melbourne).
Both cartes have some light foxing.
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