c1870s. Group of eight albumen paper photographs, stereo card format, each with caption and most with photographer’s name in ink or on original label on backing verso, 7.7 x 14.1cm to 7.5 x 14.9cm. Foxing, soiling; each laid down on original backing. Captions include (1) From summit of Mount Wellington..... More

c1860s/1870s. Eleven (11) albumen paper photographs, one image watermarked “BFK Rives” [paper manufacturer] upper centre, 10.2 x 17.8cm (approx. each). Minor tears or missing portions to edges, slight crinkles. Views include (1) A large party at the Beacon Light, Mt Wellington, Hobart; (2) Salmon Ponds at Plenty, near New Norfolk;..... More

c1870s. Albumen paper photograph, carte-de-visite format, “C. Nettleton” photographer’s line printed on backing verso, 6.1 x 8.6cm. Laid down on original backing. Photographer’s line includes “Photographed by C. Nettleton, Prize Medallist, 1, Madeline Street, Melbourne.” Considered to be one of Australia’s “finest Renaissance Revival” buildings, the Treasury Building was designed..... More

1871. Albumen paper photograph, numbered “278” in negative centre right, titled and annotated “in 1871” in pencil verso, 17.7 x 27.2cm. Slight foxing overall, surface loss, chips, repaired tears and minor creases to edges. The old Survey Offices were behind the Lands Department Building on the corner of Bent and..... More

c1871. Albumen paper photograph, annotated “590”, titled in an unknown hand in pencil verso, 16 x 26.2cm. Minor surface loss and perforations to centre and right portions of image, stains and foxing overall, small chips to edges. “Redfern” was the name of the principal Sydney railway terminus, located to the..... More

c1872. Pair of albumen paper photographs, carte-de-visite format, each with studio stamp and numbered “18278” and “18329” respectively in pencil verso, 6 x 10.1cm (approx. each image). Minor foxing, each laid down on original backing. Studio stamp reads “American & Australasian Photographic Company. Sydney Office. 324 George Street.” Illustrated in..... More

1872. Albumen paper photograph, eleven-panel panorama, 16.5 x 204.5cm. Repainted portion to one image, repaired minor tears to edges. Linen-backed. This panorama shows Ballarat from the east, moving south along Armstrong Street. Businesses include Holmes’s Bank Hotel, Edinburgh Castle Hotel, Wests Hotel, Town Hall Hotel, Stork Hotel, and Ballarat Auction..... More

1873. Albumen paper photograph, text including photographer’s name on backing above and below image, 20.1 x 27.4cm. Minor chips and silvering to lower edge, laid down on original presentation backing. Text reads “Geographical & geological explorations & surveys west of the 100th meridian. War Dept Corps of Engineers, US Army..... More

1875. Albumen paper photograph, title, photographer’s line “N.J. Caire, photo, Sandhurst”, printer’s line “J.W. Forbes, Agent. Welch, Typo” and captions in letterpress on backing, 12.7 x 18.1cm (photograph), 25.7 x 30.5cm (backing). Foxing, soiling, stains and cockling, laid down on original presentation backing. Captions read “Lazarus’ Crushing Plant; Bonati’s Company;..... More

c1865-1875. Group of 21 albumen paper photographs, single stereo card format, some with negative numbers in image lower left or right, each numbered (numbers ranging from 33 to 52) and captioned in various hands in pencil verso, one stereo card with photographer’s studio line on backing verso, 7.7 x 7.3cm..... More

c1875. Albumen paper photograph, carte-de-visite format, 9.8 x 5.7cm. Slight indentations, laid down on original backing. The man is shown holding a rectangular object, which is barely visible against a rough backdrop. Judging from his stance and his facial expression, the object has some weight to it and feels unfamiliar..... More

c1876. Sixteen albumen paper photographs, carte-de-visite format, all captioned and three dated “11/4/1876” in pencil verso, sizes range from 7 x 4.7cm (oval) to 9.2 x 5.5cm. Some images with slight stains to centre or minor tears to edges. Views include Honolulu Royal Mausoleum; Hawaiian government building; Kawaiaha’o Church; Honolulu..... More

1877. Albumen paper photograph, carte-de-visite format, captioned, annotated, dated “Feb. 3, 1877” and autographed in ink on backing verso, 9.5 x 5.7cm. Slight scuffing and foxing, laid down on original backing. Annotation reads “Born without arms. Zebulon, Pike [County], Georgia, USA. Age 34 years.” Ann Eliza Leak Thomson (1839–1899), was..... More