PhotographerHammer & Co., photographerTitleSir Josiah Henry SymonDate taken[approximately 1919]DescriptionThis portrait of Sir Josiah Henry Symon, lawyer, politician and federationalist, shows his head and shoulders in seven eights view. He is grey haired with a moustache and wears a polka dot bow tie. His face is lit to provide contrast with the dark background. The photograph bears a signature which reads; 'Most truly yours, J.H. Symon' and beneath it '17 Feby. 1927 / Photo taken March 1919' (Another hand) 'For biographical particulars see Who's Who in Australasia' One of Adelaide's prominent citizens, he was a philanthropist donating to many public institutions with a particular interest in Minda Home.
