Bob (Robert) Winter, January 1883 [1]
Image : State Library of Victoria
Moss introduced cabinet portraits in October 1880
Image : Maitland City Library
Captain William John Sloan, pictured centre back. Captain William John Sloan
Images : Maitland City Library
Images : Maitland City Library
The above photograph is perhaps not the most attractive or pristine Moss photograph to survive, but the
handwritten date on the reverse indicates 1892. The photo could have been taken any time prior to this and
presented to 'dear Aunt Betsy' in 1892.
Inscription: "To My Dear Aunt Betsy, with fond love [?], Mary. Feb 29th / 92"
By November of 1894 the Moss studio has been superseded by Cameron.
[1] State Library of Victoria cataloguing details provide the following information regarding date and size:
Title and date from inscription in ink on verso : R. Winter / Jany 1883 / age 5 years.
Albumen silver carte-de-visite ; 9.9 x 5.8 cm. on carte-de-visite 10.2 x 6.2 cm.
http://handle.slv.vic.gov.au/10381/86288
Portraits of two other children of the Winter family (presumably Bob's siblings) Elizabeth and George can also be viewed at the State Library of Victoria: http://handle.slv.vic.gov.au/10381/86288 http://handle.slv.vic.gov.au/10381/86283