TitlePostcard, 215 Kurnell Date1908About this objectPostcard, 215 Kurnell, Botany Bay, paper, Empire Works Co, Sydney, 1908 Object No.2024.2.8Physical descriptionPostcard with photograph featuring Kurnell, Botany Bay, with title ‘215 Kurnell, Botany Bay / Capt. Cook’s Landing Place & Monument’ printed on the bottom in white ink, along with an anchor symbol with text beneath reading ‘Copyright’. The reverse side the card bears the mark of Empire Works Co, with a lion and kangaroo on either side of a camera with ‘EMPIRE’ above, contained in a circle. CreatorEmpire Works CoInscriptions & marks‘16/11/08/ Carisbrook / Petersham / My Dear Nellie/ We received your P.C. this morning - we were glad to hear you were all well. Father’s leg is quite better now. This is only a line to wish you a Merry Xmas and a Happy New Year. Hoping to hear from you again soon. Love to all Your loving cousin. I will write again soon’. Addressed to ‘Miss Nellie Fogo / Edgecliffe / The R [illg] / St Andrews’ DimensionsH: 9cm
W: 14cmMaterialcardSourceLa Perouse MuseumProvenance Prior to 2024 - Collected by Gael Newton;
16 October 2024 - Donated to La Perouse Museum by Gael NewtonCredit lineGift of Gael Newton, 2024Acquisition date16 October 2024Organisations (Detailed entries)La Perouse Museum (La Perouse, N.S.W.)CategoryMuseum | EnvironmentMuseum | Social historyThemesEnvironmentSocial history
