Celia, as I see her.  my-ear-trumpet: graemethespatula: modedefemmefatale: saraia: Woman from Queensland, 1884. Stunning ^ As someone who is Queensland born and bred, I honestly don’t know how women didn’t die of heat exhaustion dressing like this day in, day out. Even Winter is t-shirt weather here, for crying out loud. And I’d love to know who she was- local history is a bit of a passion of mine as my ancestors were a fairly prominent pioneering family here in Brisbane. Woman seated in a chair at Cooktown, Queensland, 1880-1890. Studio portrait of a woman wearing a dress buttoned up the front with a fitted waistline, long sleeves and a high neckline. She is wearing jewellery including a brooch, pendant and earrings. (from State Library of Queensland)

Celia, as I see her. 

my-ear-trumpet:

graemethespatula:

modedefemmefatale:

saraia:

Woman from Queensland, 1884.

Stunning ^

As someone who is Queensland born and bred, I honestly don’t know how women didn’t die of heat exhaustion dressing like this day in, day out. Even Winter is t-shirt weather here, for crying out loud.

And I’d love to know who she was- local history is a bit of a passion of mine as my ancestors were a fairly prominent pioneering family here in Brisbane.

Woman seated in a chair at Cooktown, Queensland, 1880-1890. Studio portrait of a woman wearing a dress buttoned up the front with a fitted waistline, long sleeves and a high neckline. She is wearing jewellery including a brooch, pendant and earrings. (from State Library of Queensland)

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