Inscription on front reads:- “Flora & Gypsy Show 1911.”

Flora MacDonald seated in a gig and driving a horse (Gypsy). Flora is dressed in a dark jacket with a white blouse or cravat underneath, and a bowler hat. The lower portion of her clothing is not visible. The horse is facing away from the camera and is heavily harnessed and is wearing blinkers.

Inscription on the front reads: “Flora & Gypsy Show 1911.”

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Inscription on reverse reads:- “Grandmother – Mrs Rigg – Wgton. Her daughter Mary Rigg (married Hector ). Flora McDonald (eldest daughter married Ranald A MacDonald). Daughter Mary MacDonald.”

Mrs Rigg of Wellington is seated in the front right of the photo and is wearing a black dress, white shawl, white lace scarf fastened at the throat by a square broach. She has a white lace cap atop her head and a walking stick in her right hand. Mrs Mary McDonald (nee Rigg) stands behind her mother and is wearing a light coloured top with a black lace collar and cuffs. She is also wearing a white, rich lace under-top with a large broach at her throat. Flora MacDonald (nee McDonald) is standing to the right of her mother and is wearing a white dress with a very high neck lace and pintucking. She has a small broach at her throat. She is holding her infant daughter Mary (Dorset) who is dressed in a plain white gown and is barefooted and bareheaded.

Inscription on reverse reads: “Grandmother Mrs Rigg – Wgton. Her daughter Mary Rigg (married Hector). Flora McDonald (eldest daughter married Ranald A MacDonald). Daughter Mary MacDonald.”

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Printed on label attached to backing paper - Framed by KIRKCALDIE & STAINS Limited Wellington

Written on back with black ink pen - Mrs Rigg Her daughter – M[arried] Hector McDonald Jnr Their daughter Flora – M[arried] Ranald MacDonald Their eldest daughter – Mary (baby born 22nd Sept. 1914

Written on notepaper by Mrs Mary Dorset (nee MacDonald) - This photo 1914 The young woman with child was Flora McDonald born 1886. 1st child in the Horowhenua. Her mother, next to her is Mrs Hector McDonald, eldest son of Hector McDonald 1st settler in the Horowhenua. The elderly lady wrapped in a shawl is Mrs McDonald’s mother. Her name is Rigg and the family are imports to N.Z. She would be my great grandmother. My Mother – Flora McDonald married an Australian with the name Ranald MacDonald & only changed one letter “A” in the MacDonald – hense my name is Mary MacDonald – 90 years in September.

Four generations of McDonald women, 1914

Mrs Rigg – elderly lady seated, with cane and wearing shawl (mother of Mrs Hector McDonald Jnr). Flora MacDonald (nee McDonald) {married an Australian – Ranald MacDonald} is standing at left holding her eldest daughter – Mary (born 22nd September 1914). Mrs Mary Allan McDonald (nee Rigg) wife of Hector Hugh McDonald Jnr (married 29 April 1885) is standing at right (mother of Flora born 1886).

Framed photograph showing ACTIVE borer damage to frame.

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Inscription on back – Flora C McDonald Two copies – see 1977.047.0008

Formal photo of Flora McDonald standing in garden wearing light blouse and skirt, tie and dark belt, holding hat .

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Label attached to front: The “Two Floras” Flora (J.R. McDonald Jnr Daught), Flora (Hector do) Mounted on postcard addressed to Miss F C McDonald, “Lakeside’, Horowhenua, Weraroa. New Zealand one penny stamp affixed

Informal photo of Flora McDonald with, yes, Flora MacDonald (nee McDonald) with the caption attached underneath “The Two Flora’s, Flora (J R McDonald’s daughter) Flora (Hector Jnr do)”. Seated on log in bush setting, wearing long skirts and long sleeved blouses. Flora on left (daughter of J R McDonald) has gathering on front and sleeves of blouse and ornament on ribbon around the neck. Both girls have hair down.

Mounted on postcard with NZ one penny stamp

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Wearing gowns of an earlier period at a Red Cross function.

Left to Right: Mrs D Mansell, Mrs Flora Macdonald, Mrs Ray Taylor, Mrs Marion Styles and Mrs Thorpe.

Flora Macdonald has the honour of cutting the cake at a Red Cross function.

Mrs Flora Macdonald (seated at extreme left) on Red Cross float with 4 unidentified women.

Beryl Biss, sister, Mrs Ranold Aloysius MacDonald (nee Flora Campbell McDonald) and her daughter Mary Macdonald, 1918. End of War celebration."

Two women and two children posed on fence, bicycle in foreground, pencil inscription on back "Beryl Biss, sister, Mrs R A MacDonald, Mary M Dorset.1918 End of War celebration."

Same photo as 1977.047.0033

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