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Jim and Eva Johnston Photo Collection 1

Curator
Patricia Levitzke-Gray
Collection
People

Jim and Eva Johnston’s photograph album shows us life in the Deaf community in the 1920s. They lived in Melbourne, but they loved to travel too – especially for deaf sports.

Make sure you enlarge the image (click on the four arrows), then turn the pages to enjoy the album.

Source
Images courtesy of Patricia Levitzke-Gray.
Images courtesy of Patricia Levitzke-Gray.

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