Richard John Gerdes of Ballarat, VIC Australia was born in 1881 in Collingwood, and died at age 88 years old on March 30, 1970 at Nursing Home ? in Ballarat. Richard Gerdes was buried on April 1, 1970 at Fawkner Cemetery Sydney Road - Roman Catholic, Comp U, Grave 4921, in Fawkner.
Portrait photographs and paintings of our loved ones and ancestors.
Before photos we had paintings of family members - most usually these were reserved for the well off. The era of modern photography began with the daguerreotype, in 1839. Since the advent of photogr...