[Editor: This cabinet card, featuring a photograph of Gwen Price, is undated; however, it is believed to have been made in the early 20th century. It was made by Jordan (Warrnambool, Vic.).]
[Front of cabinet card]
By special appointment
Jordan
Warrnambool.
[Description: A photograph of a woman (Gwen Price).]
[Reverse of cabinet card]
Gwen Price
[Handwritten text, in italics]
Source:
Original document
Editor’s notes:
Dimensions (approximate): 107 mm. (width), 167 mm. (height).
This cabinet card was printed on a sturdy cardboard mount, with rounded corners.
The type of cardboard mount indicates that the cabinet card was made in the early 20th century.
The reverse side of the cabinet card has a notation, “Gwen Price”, which presumably is the name of the woman in the photograph. There is also a small sticker affixed with a reference number, “A850554”, which is likely to have been placed there by a collector or seller.
The woman in the photograph may be wearing a wedding dress, although that cannot be stated as a certainty.
Joseph Jordan started as a professional photographer in Warrnambool in 1890; he was assisted by his son, Arthur Jordan, who carried on the family photography business until at least the 1930s (Joseph Jordan died in Warrnambool on 4 March 1935).
See: 1) “Veterans fight their battles over again”, The Herald (Melbourne, Vic.), 27 May 1933, p. 10 [see section “The oldest of them all”; Arthur Jordan still carrying on the family photography business]
2) “Oldest soldier, hero of Lucknow, dies at Warrnambool”, The Herald (Melbourne, Vic.), 4 March 1935, p. 22 [death of Joseph Jordan]
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