![Item #CL206-43 [Swearing In Of Joseph Lyons, 10th Prime Minister And His Cabinet, Canberra]....](/pictures/thumb/CL206-43_1.jpg?v=1667357954)
1932. Group of five silver gelatin photographs, most signed and annotated “Canberra”, two captioned in ink on backing below image or verso, each accompanied with backing from original frame with affixed typed slip, sizes range from 10.8 x 15.2cm to 15.2 x 20.7cm. Slight silvering, minor chips to edges or pinholes to..... More
1934. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, three partially faded autographs of race sponsor and two aviators in ink on image lower right, caption and date in ink on backing below image, 24.5 x 29.4cm. Surface crazing and slight silvering, laid down on original backing. Framed. The autographs are by race sponsor Macpherson..... More
![Item #CL185-100 [Live Audience In ABC Studios]. Max Dupain, Aust](/pictures/thumb/CL185-100.jpg?v=1486013016)
c1956. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, erroneously dated “1946” in ink with photographer’s stamp verso, 20.6 x 21.6cm. Minor surface loss to image lower left. Stamp reads “Max Dupain photographer. Max Dupain and Associates, 49 Clarence St., Sydney, 2000. 29-4901.”. More
1958/later printing. Digital print from negative-based image, signed in pencil in lower margin, 38 x 29.7cm. A 1958 print of this image was annotated “On the summit of Observation Hill, Ross Island is this huge cross made of Australian jarrah timber in memory of Captain Scott and his men who..... More
1985/1986. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, initialled and exhibition date “’88” in ink on image lower right, titled, signed and dated “5 Nov. 1985” and “printed 1986” in pencil verso, 22.9 x 34.5cm. Caption in image reads “Nyuntu Anangu Maruku Ngurangka Ngaranyi. You are on Aboriginal land.” Illustrated in Gemes, Proof..... More
![Item #CL195-149 North Head, Sydney [Sydney To Hobart Yacht Race]. Roger Scott, b.1944 Aust](/pictures/thumb/CL195-149.jpg?v=1557900011)
1973/2002. Silver gelatin photograph, titled, dated and signed in ink verso, 50.5 x 75.3cm. Minor crinkles. Illustrated in Roger Scott: from the street, 2001, p47. This is an unusually large format, printed for an exhibition. More
![Item #CL195-151 Sydney Harbour [Sydney To Hobart Yacht Race]. Roger Scott, b.1944 Aust](/pictures/thumb/CL195-151.jpg?v=1557900015)
1977/2002. Silver gelatin photograph, titled, dated and signed in ink verso, 50.6 x 75.5cm. Minor creases and crinkles. Illustrated in Roger Scott: from the street, 2001, p46. This is an unusually large format, printed for an exhibition. More
2008/2009. Vintage selenium-toned silver gelatin photograph, signed in ink in lower margin, titled, dated, annotated “selenium-toned” and signed in pencil verso, 35 x 22.7cm. Minor creases in image lower right. More
![Item #CL191-63 Koala, Circular Quay. Our City, Our Games, Sydney [Olympics]. Liz Cotter,...](/pictures/thumb/CL191-63.jpg?v=1513996530)
2000/2017. Silver gelatin photograph, signed, titled and dated in pencil verso, 18.9 x 28.3cm. Excerpt from Liz Cotter: “The aim of ‘Our City, Our Games’ was to observe and record Sydney’s transformation to an Olympic City. My proposal to document the city and its people during the brief period of..... More
![Item #CL198-35 [Expeditions To The Furneaux Group Of Islands, Bass Strait]. A J. Campbell,...](/pictures/thumb/CL198-35_1.jpg?v=1576815218)
1890–1893. Thirteen (13) printout paper photographs, cabinet card format, most captioned, annotated and dated in ink and pencil on backing verso, 10.6 x 13.7cm to 10.9 x 15cm. Slight discolouration, some with chips to edges, all laid down on original backing. Ten photographs from this group are from the 1893..... More
c1908–1912. Six silver gelatin photographs, consisting of one cabinet card and five in postcard format, two captioned in negative, the other photographs are annotated in ink verso, sizes range from 8.5 x 13.2cm to 11 x 15.2cm. Some insect damage and soiling to edges of the cabinet card, slight creases..... More
![Item #CL187-29 Gold Diggers, Andersons Creek [Victoria]. Melbourne Stereoscopic Co, fl. Aust](/pictures/thumb/CL187-29.jpg?v=1496120234)
c1860s. Albumen paper photograph, stereo card format, letterpress studio line and titled in ink on backing, 7.7 x 14.5cm. Missing portion to image lower centre and backing lower right. Studio line reads “Melbourne Stereoscopic Co., 92 High Street, St. Kilda.” Andersons Creek, east of Melbourne, Victoria, near Warrandyte State Park..... More
![Item #CL169-29 [Kelly Gang] Steve Hart and Sub-Inspector O’Connor](/pictures/thumb/CL169-29_1.jpg?v=1492490595)
c1870s. Pair of albumen paper photographs, captioned in ink on album page below image, 9.1 x 5.7cm (approx). Hart’s photograph has a hole to the centre of image, slight fading, stains, and foxing overall. O’Connor’s has slight foxing, stains and crinkles overall. Both photographs have a trimmed upper edge and..... More
1875. Albumen print photograph, carte-de-visite format, annotated in ink and dated “September 19th 1875” in pencil verso, 10.5 x 6.5cm. Bumped corners. Annotation reads “Costume of the diggers in P.D. [Port Darwin]. All the gentlemen dress just like they do in Melbourne. Mr Solomen [sic]” and in another hand “September..... More
1901. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, captioned and dated “15/6/01” by Francis Gillen[?] and annotated in recipient’s hand in pencil verso, 10.6 x 15cm. Minor creases, foxing. Annotation reads “Posted to me by Mr Gillen at Alice Springs.” Held in Museum of Victoria, noting the following people from left to right..... More
1905. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, photographer’s blind stamp “S. Cocks Photo” below image on backing, captioned and dated in a later hand in pencil on backing verso, 14.8 x 20cm. Slight silvering, minor chips to edges, laid down on original backing. Photographer’s work held in State Library of NSW. In..... More
![Item #CL181-109 Great Suffragette Demonstration In London [Australian Section]. George Rose,...](/pictures/thumb/CL181-109_1.jpg?v=1486012316)
1911. Pair of vintage silver gelatin photographs, stereo card format, each with a serial number “11,950” or “11,951”, title with caption, photographer’s name and date in negative lower left to right, photographer’s line on backing both sides of image, 8.5 x 15.2cm (approx. each). Minor scuffs and stains, slight surface..... More
1911. Silver gelatin photograph, 31.4 x 25.9cm. Repaired paper loss to upper portion of image, slight crinkles and silvering overall, creases with cracking and surface loss to edges of image, tape verso. A variant image, which was included in collectors’ list CL147, item 105, was accompanied with a typed caption..... More
1917. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, 22.9 x 35.3cm. Retouching to image, minor scratches to surface, chipped edges. Framed. Taken during the Shackleton expedition prior to Hurley serving in WWI. Illustrated with caption in Millar, From Snowdrift to Shellfire, 1984, p43. Provenance: Hurley descendant. More
1919. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, signed by both Smith brothers in ink on backing below image, 29.7 x 40cm. Slight developing flaws to image centre, silvering and discolouration to edges. Framed. In 1919, Prime Minister Billy Hughes offered a £10,000 prize on behalf of the Australian government to the first..... More
![Item #CL187-120 [Birtles Car Adventure From Darwin To Adelaide]. Francis Birtles, Aust](/pictures/thumb/CL187-120_1.jpg?v=1496127464)
c1924. Thirteen (13) vintage silver gelatin photographs, each with negative number “376” or “C812” stamped verso, 7.8 x 13.7cm (approx. each). Slight scuffing overall, minor tears or creases to margins. Adventurer, photographer, cyclist and filmmaker Francis Birtles motored in his Oldsmobile from Darwin to Adelaide in 1924, with the trip..... More
![Item #CL178-60 “Southern Cross” Over Canberra [Pilot Charles Kingsford Smith]. Max...](/pictures/thumb/CL178-60.jpg?v=1492665079)
c1930s. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, signed in ink on image lower right, titled and dated in pencil verso, 23.7 x 20.2cm. Creases and scuffing overall, chips to edges. More
![Item #CL185-98 [The “Southern Cross” In Flight For The Film “Smithy”]. Max Dupain, Aust](/pictures/thumb/CL185-98.jpg?v=1486013176)
c1945. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, signed and dated “’47” in pencil verso, 19.1 x 25.9cm. Slight creases to upper right and lower left corners, minor scuffing and chips to lower right edge. Sir Charles Kingsford Smith flew the Southern Cross in the first ever trans-Pacific flight to Australia from the..... More
1975/1990. C-type photograph, captioned, dated and signed in pencil verso, 30.5 x 30.5cm. Minor creases and paper loss to margins. Illustrated in Bishop, In Dreams: Thirty Years of Photography, 1960-1990, ACP, 1991, p81. Held in AGNSW, NGA. Bishop commenced a four year photography cadetship with the Sydney Morning Herald in..... More
1975/2013. Digital c-type photograph, signed, dated and titled in ink verso, 120 x 120cm. Framed. Also available in a smaller silver gelatin photograph, 39.9 x 27.4cm. Illustrated on page 81, In Dreams. Mervyn Bishop: Thirty Years of Photography, 1960-1990. Held in AGNSW, NGA. Bishop commenced a four year photography cadetship..... More