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Ellen Liston [B 4954] • Photograph

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Summary

This is a portrait of Ellen Liston, writer of short stories and verse, during her stint as a goveness for the Hamp family at Nilkerloo Station near Elliston. She wears her long hair parted in the middle and is seated, looking away from the camera, and holding a sprig of wildflowers against her full skirt. It is generally accepted in the Elliston area that Governor Jervois named the town of Elliston in 1878 after her. According to a researcher Ellen Liston had left the district a few years before Elliston was established. The naming of the town may be from an individual associated with the Battle of Waterloo Anniversary, as Point Wellington and Wellesely on either side of Waterloo Bay is also associated with the Battle of Waterloo.

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Physical description

Photograph; 14.1 cm x 8.4 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1870

Collection

Part of Portrait Collection

Subject

Liston, Ellen, 1838-1885

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Digitisation information

Date

28/06/2005

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

1,989 x 3,282 pixels (6.5 MP)

Size

6.55 MB

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