Boys' Home, Camden

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Description: This is an image of Our Boys' Home in Camden, published by the Sydney Rescue Work Society c.1920 in a pamphlet titled The Cry! Women and Children in Need - Will You Answer It?. The image shows the Boys' Home (a large two storey brick building) in the background with a group of 21 boys and a woman seated and standing in the foreground. The boys range in age from approximately 7 years old to 15 years old. The two eldest boys are wearing what appears to be a naval uniform.
Date: c. 1920
Source: National Archives of Australia
Rights: This image is out of copyright.
Archival Reference: National Archives of Australia Series Number: A885; Item Number: B217; Item Title: Institution - Boy's Home Camden, Our Children's home, Babies home
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