c1860s. Pair of albumen paper photographs, stereo card format, number “108”, photographer’s line and title in letterpress label affixed to backing and annotated in pencil verso, 8.1 x 7cm (approx. each). Minor foxing. Annotation reads “We have begun to destroy the beauty of this creek. It will no longer run..... More
c1860s. Ambrotype, sixth-plate size, in original hinged case, 6.6 x 5.3cm (image), 9.4 x 8.1cm (case). Slight surface loss and repaired hinge to case. More
c1860s. Ambrotype, sixth-plate size, in original hinged case, 6.4 x 5.1cm (image), 9.3 x 8.1cm (case). Minor wear to edges of case. More
c1860s. Ambrotype, sixth-plate size, in original hanging case, 5.7 x 7cm (image), 8.3 x 9.6cm (case). Minor flaws in emulsion, slight surface loss to backing, loose joints and surface loss to case. More
c1860s. Ambrotype, sixth-plate size, in original hanging case, 7.4 x 6.2cm (image), 9.5 x 8.3cm (case). Slight wear to case. Text on cart includes “Morrell. Baker...8 G… Terrace, Holland Park.”. More
c1860s. Ambrotype, quarter-plate size, in original hanging case, 6.8 x 9.3cm (image), 9.5 x 12cm (case). Some oxidation to image, wear and surface loss to case. The Thornber family seems to have specialised in the manufacture of cotton and haberdashery in the UK for over 200 years. This store could..... More
c1860s. Ambrotype, half-plate size, in original hinged case, 9.1 x 12.4cm (image), 12.2 x 15.3cm (case). Slight oxidation to brass mat, old repairs to case hinge and minor wear to edges, new backing. More
c1860s. Pair of hand-coloured albumen paper photographs, carte-de-visite format, both captioned in ink, one with photographer’s line on backing below image, both with photographer’s line lithographically printed on backing verso, 9 x 5.5cm, 9.4 x 6cm. Slight foxing, both laid down on original backing. Captions include “Carngham [near Ballarat, Victoria].”..... More
c1860s. Albumen paper photograph, stereo card format, titled in ink on backing verso, 7.8 x 15.7cm. Slight foxing, laid down on original backing. More
c1860. Albumen paper photograph, and hand-written poem, inscribed “for my ever dearest friend Annie Bisdee Thorne” from “E.H. Dumaresq, Tivoli, Rose Bay, Australia”, 18.2 x 13.2cm (photograph). Added pencil to image, old paper remnants surrounding image, obscuring caption in pencil, laid down on original backing; poem with creases and tears..... More
![Lower Macquarie Street, Sydney]. William Blackwood, Aust](/pictures/thumb/CL191-8.JPG?v=1513996545)
c1860. Albumen paper photograph, 14.3 x 19.5cm. Soiling, foxing, tipped to original backing. Image is backed onto an original album page with pressed fern verso. Illustrated in Masterpieces of Australian Photography, Josef Lebovic Gallery, 1989, #27. This photograph is part of a six-panel panorama of Sydney, and appears in the..... More
![Portrait Of A Gentleman]. Gustave Le Gray, French](/pictures/thumb/CL191-9_1.JPG?v=1513996552)
c1860. Albumen paper photograph, photographer’s stamped signature on image lower right, 16 x 11cm. Discolouration, old finger prints, laid down on old backing. “Though he was trained as a painter, Gustave Le Gray made his mark in the emerging medium of photography. An experimenter and technical innovator, Le Gray pioneered..... More
c1860s. Ambrotype, quarter-plate size in original hinged case, erroneously captioned “Leadcourt” in ink on label attached to glass, 8.7 x 11.8cm. Silver tarnish to image centre. Ledcourt was the home of John and Isabella Carfrae, who was the sister-in-law of Hugh Murray (1814-1869), an early pastoralist in the Colac area..... More
c1860s. Hand-coloured ambrotype, half-plate size in original case, 14.5 x 10cm. Old condensation stains to glass, slight tarnishing to image centre and gilt edges, missing front portion of case. This officer is seen seated with his “shako” cap in his lap. The hat is illustrated with the number “28”. The..... More
c1860. Albumen paper photograph, stero card format, titled and annotated in ink verso, 7.6 x 7.4cm (approx. each). Slight stains overall, pinholes, laid down on original backing. Annotation reads “Spinning, water carrying, pounding rice, etc.” Historically known as Tinnevelly during British rule, Tirunelveli is a major city in the Indian..... More
c1860s. Albumen paper photograph of a drawing, titled in image lower centre, captioned in pencil on backing below image, 9.6 x 13.6cm. Laid down on old backing. Caption reads “Gympie Qld, known as Nashville.” The North Queensland town of Gympie was previously named Nashville, “after James Nash, who discovered gold..... More
c1862. Three albumen paper photographs, some with added portions of stationery letterhead and captions in ink on backing above and below image, one dated “September 9th, 62” in ink on backing verso, sizes range from 8.9 x 11.2cm to 9.3 x 12.5cm. Slight soiling, discolouration, silvering to edges. Captions include..... More
c1863. Glass lantern slide in original wooden mount, titled in pencil on mount above image and dated in ink on slip adhered to slide verso, 7 x 7.2cm. Foxing to lower portion. The SS Great Eastern was “an iron sailing steam ship designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, and built by..... More
![Portrait Of A Gentleman]. Perez Batchelder, Amer./Aust](/pictures/thumb/CL191-11_1.JPG?v=1513996361)
c1863. Two hand-coloured albumen paper photographs, carte-de-visite format, in original stereo viewer hinged case, studio line on backing verso, gilt maker’s mark on stereo viewer, 7 x 5cm (approx. each); 24.4 x 15.2cm (open case). Minor damage to mount. Studio line reads “Photographed by Batchelder & O’Neill, Collins Street, East..... More
c1859-1864. Albumen paper photograph, typed title on accompanying slip, 15.4 x 20.8cm. Stains to upper edge, slight foxing overall. More
![Caxton Vol. Rifle Club [NSW]. Sydney Croft Bros, fl](/pictures/thumb/CL169-24.JPG?v=1492490592)
c1864. Albumen paper photograph, caption and photographer’s line in image upper and lower centre, letterpress key to sitters on slip affixed to backing below image, annotated in an unknown hand in pencil on backing above image, 26.1 x 18.9cm. Stains, scratches and pinholes to image, laid down on original backing..... More
![Mr] Robinson, 40th [Regiment]. Hartley Webster, NZ](/pictures/thumb/CL169-25.JPG?v=1492490593)
1865. Albumen paper photograph, carte-de-visite format, caption including date in ink on backing below image, photographer’s line lithographically printed on backing verso, 9.2 x 5.8cm. Minor stains and scuffs to image, laid down on original backing. Caption continues “Auckland, NZ, July ‘65.” Partially illegible photographer’s line includes “Photographed by H...... More
![Portrait Of A Man]. Australian: William, James](/pictures/thumb/CL174-21_1.JPG?v=1492653631)
c1865. Hand-coloured albumen paper photograph, oval format, photographer’s label verso, 16.4 x 12.9cm. Archivally remounted in original bird’s-eye maple frame. Label reads “Freeman Brothers Gallery of Photography, 231 George Street, Sydney.” Back of frame has a rare original early label “R. Smith, Picture Frame Maker, 7 York Street, one door..... More
c1866. Albumen paper photograph, text including title and photographer’s name on backing below image and verso, 9.1 x 6.1cm. Laid down on original backing. Text includes “The London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company, 110 & 108, Regent St and 54, Cheapside. Sole photographers to the International Exhibition 1862.” “The Tichborne Trials..... More
1866/189 3. Photogravure, 21.9 x 16.2cm. Laid down on old backing. This image was published in Alfred, Lord Tennyson and His Friends: A series of 25 portraits in photogravure from the negatives of Mrs. J. M. Cameron and H. H. H. Cameron. Reminiscences by Anne Thackeray Ritchie, 1893. Held in..... More