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Eliza Prescott of Rose Park [PRG 280/1/39/80] • Photograph

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Summary

Eliza Prescott of Rose Park, sitting on a chair in a garden. The daughter of William Prescott, Eliza was born on 24 June 1833. She was 5 years old when her family arrived in South Australia aboard the 'Winchester' in 1838. Eliza never married, rarely left her home, and died on 29 November 1923. An interview with Eliza, relating her memories of Rose Park in the 19th Century, its vegetation and Aboriginal population, appears in The Observer, 10 February 1923, columns D and E.

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Physical description

photograph; 16.5 cm x 12 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1920

Collection

Part of Searcy Collection

Subject

Prescott, Eliza Christiana, 1833-1923
Women -- South Australia -- Rose Park
Old age -- South Australia -- Rose Park

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Digitisation information

Date

17/05/2002

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

2,097 x 3,000 pixels (6.3 MP)

Size

6.30 MB

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