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Paul Hamon’s 5th birthday cake, Pooraka, November 1977

14 / 52 PH-1977-005 November 1977 · Backyard, Home, Pooraka, Adelaide, South Australia
Woman and young children gathered around a table with a chocolate birthday cake marked “5”, backyard, Pooraka, Adelaide, November 1977. Digitally restored version.

Restored2304 × 1854 Source type: edited using generative AI

Woman and young children gathered around a table with a chocolate birthday cake marked “5”, backyard, Pooraka, Adelaide, November 1977. Original print.

Original333 × 268 Source type: digitised from print

Outdoor birthday party in the backyard of the Hamon home in Pooraka, Adelaide, in November 1977. Five-year-old Paul Hamon stands at the table while his mother Desrae leans over to help with a chocolate cake decorated with a large “5”. Younger brother Mark Hamon is also at the table, along with neighbours Gavin Zauch and Nicole Zauch, who lived two doors down and had been playmates for years. Chips, biscuits and other party food are on the table. Photograph by Howard Hamon. The restored version has been cleaned, colour-corrected and upscaled with generative AI while preserving the original scene.

Subjects
Paul Hamon; Desrae Hamon; Mark Hamon; Gavin Zauch; Nicole Zauch
Event
Paul Hamon 5th birthday
Photographer
Howard Hamon
Restoration notes
Colour correction, cleaning and upscaling performed with generative AI. Composition and expressions preserved from original.
Credit
Photograph by Howard Hamon. Author’s collection.
Rights
© Howard Hamon / Hamon family collection. All rights reserved.
Keywords
Paul Hamon birthday 1977, 5th birthday, Mark Hamon, Desrae Hamon, Gavin Zauch, Nicole Zauch, Pooraka Adelaide, Howard Hamon photographer