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- 1908 (Creation)
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2 cards ; illustrations ; 14 x9 cm + 2 pages ; 26 cm.
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Name of creator
Biographical history
Francis Lister Hopkins was born on 31 October 1878. He taught elocution and acted in amateur dramatics under the name F. Lister Hopkins and moved to Toowoomba in about 1908. He was also a professional jeweler and watchmaker. He was an Alderman with the Toowoomba City Council. He died on 1 March 1926.
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Previously titled: Canvassing cards, [1908?]
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Two postcards (called canvassing cards in the handwritten biographical note) for Francis Lister Hopkins announcing his move from Sydney to Toowoomba.
One card has an oval shaped black and white portrait picture of Mr. F. Lister Hopkins "Elocutionist (from the studio of Mr. Lawrence Campbell, Sydney), who will be settling in Toowoomba shortly".
The second card has an oval shaped black and white picture with the word "Comedy" directly underneath and beneath that "Photo of a new artist who will be settling in Toowoomba shortly More Anon."
The cards are accompanied by biographical notes (2 pages) by his granddaughter, Ellen Jordan.
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Unrestricted access.
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Postcards - Out of copyright. Able to be reproduced without permission. Please attribute the Fryer Library.
Biography: In copyright. Contact the Fryer Library. Can be reproduced for personal research and study. For other uses see About copyright. Please attribute the Fryer Library.
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- English
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Digitised in 2024: D000803
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- Hopkins, Francis Lister, 1878-1926 (Subject)
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Revised
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Revised, Linda Justo, 25-Nov-2024. Migrated from LMS: April 2019, P.A.