Wearing her customary black garb, Sophia Anstice poses for a studio portrait. An enterprising businesswoman, she established a chain of successful drapery and dressmaking stores in the Nelson region after the illness and subsequent death of her first husband forced her to become the family breadwinner.
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Nelson Provincial Museum, Tyree Studio Collection
Reference:
40031
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Tukunga
This is my Great Grandmother,
Sharon Eyres (not verified)
06 o Māehe 2016
This is my Great Grandmother, such an amazing lady. I was blessed with many of her photos including the Anstice Buildings with the tales that went along with it.
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