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Written on back with blue ballpoint pen: “Heatherlea Homestead.”
Embossed mounting board.
Heatherlea Homestead, Heatherlea East, Levin. A weatherboard house with an iron roof with elaborate brick chimneys. There are verandahs on bothsides of the house which has its front door set between two bay windows. Each of the bay windows has three sash windows and coloured glass surrounds the front door. Wooden steps lead to the slightly recessed front door. Mrs Hector McDonald (Agnes), R A McDonald, her son, three unidentified women and two babies sit at the front of the house.
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Inscribed on reverse, “Wedding of Margaret (Maggie) McDonald to Tom Cameron. Elderly lady sitting down third from left Mrs Hector McDonald Snr nee Agnes Carmont. Part Maori on her right is Hugh McDonald (only child by first marriage).”
Wedding photo of Margaret McDonald and Tom Cameron. The wedding party is surrounded by mostly unidentified people. A weatherboard house with two chimneys is in the background. Inscription on reverse ” Wedding of Margaret (Maggie) McDonald to Tom Cameron”. Elderly lady sitting down 3rd from left is Mrs Hector McDonald Snr (nee Agnes Carmont). Part Maori on her right is Hugh McDonald (only child by 1st marriage).” N.B. Hugh is the son of the first marriage of Hector McDonald Snr to a Ngati Raukawa woman.
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Roughly cut to oval shape, mounted on card, sellotape on back. Written on back: “Agnes McDonald.”
Formal portrait of Agnes McDonald (nee Carmont), wife of Hector McDonald I, seated on wooden chair, holding booklet. Wearing dark skirt, white lace blouse with dark over-top with leg of mutton sleves and fur trim.
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Wife of Hector McDonald, early settlers of Levin. Companion help, accommodation-house keeper, nurse, postmistress.
Taken at the wedding of either Margaret or Agnes.
Pray for the soul of AGNES McDONALD (widow of Hector McDonald) who died on November 28th, 1906.
In Te Papa's Collections Online, there is this photograph of Agnes McDonald taken by Leslie Adkin.