Some time ago, I was fortunate enough to come across a bunch of autograph books at a local market.
The books date from between 1935 and 1941 and document a series of interstate trips taken by schoolgirls and their teachers. I gather they were travelling to compete in sporting events. Here, one girl has collected a photographic memento of her trip, collecting the photographs of her pals and escorts and filling the books with signatures, addresses and cute little notes. It really is a lovely collection, you can sense the girls' excitement and this is sometimes displayed in the way they sit for their photographs.
I have my favourites, including one girl by the name of Elvey, who seems quite mischievous. You can see her pulling a face in the montage below. She is in most of the books and you get to see her grow. By the later books, she is one of the 'trainers', proudly displaying her carefully curled hair.
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