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The Boas family [B 70529] • Photograph

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Summary

Rabbi Abraham Boas and his wife Elizabeth (nee Solomon) with their nine surviving children. Seated (from left) are: Isabella, Victor Albert (Bill), Doris, and Ruth. Standing (from left) are Laura, Lionel, Isaac Herbert (always known as Eidy), Esther and Harold. Note that the image of Bill was superimposed later.

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Physical description

Photograph (print); 16.2 cm x 21.8 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1895

Collection

Part of Portrait Collection

Subject

Boas, Abraham Tobias, 1842-1923
Boas, Doris, 1890-1973
Boas, Elizabeth, 1851-1916
Boas, Esther, 1877-1941
Boas, Harold, 1883-1980
Boas, Isaac Herbert, 1878-1955
Boas, Isabella Eve, 1874-1961
Boas, Laura, 1886-1975
Boas, Lionel Tobias, 1875-1949
Boas, Ruth, 1880-1956
Boas, Victor Albert, 1887-1967
Boas (Family)

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Historical information

A descendent noted that Victor Albert was born during Queen Victoria's Jubilee year, hence his names, and someone said 'he's a Jubilee baby - Jew-Billie' - so he became Billy or Bill.

Digitisation information

Date

09/08/2007

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,573 x 2,646 pixels (9.5 MP)

Size

28.40 MB

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