1915. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, postcard format, titled in white ink on image lower centre, postmarked and inscribed in ink verso, including date “25-2-15”, 8.8 x 13.9cm. Ink mark and paper remnant to image centre and lower left, minor wear to edges. The postcard, from George H. of Queanbeyan, NSW..... More
1916. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, captioned and dated “Sept 1916” in lower margin, 6.9 x 9.7cm. It is likely the depicted farmer was readying produce for an agricultural show such as that held in Melbourne between the 26th and 30th of September in 1916. (At the time, the Royal Agricultural..... More
1917. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, annotated “E659” and “38” in pencil verso, typed caption on accompanying slip, 28 x 38cm. Slight water damage to right portion, minor surface loss to edges. Caption reads “E659. An 8-inch howitzer of the 1st Aust. Siege Battery (formerly 54th Battery, 36th (Australian) Bdge, R.G.A.)..... More
![Item #CL191-45 The Band Of The 5th Australian [Infantry Brigade]… Passing Through The...](/pictures/thumb/CL191-45.jpg?v=1513996512)
1917. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, annotated “E659” and “38” in pencil verso, typed caption including date on accompanying slip, 28 x 38cm. Minor water damage to right portion, slight surface loss to edges. Caption reads “E426. The Band of the 5th Australian Inf. Bdge led by Bandmaster-Sergeant Pheagan, of the..... More
c1919. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, postcard format, captioned in negative lower centre, 7.9 x 13.2cm. Minor creases, silvering. A sign for “Don Pictures” and a poster for the film The Beggar of Cawnpore (1916) can be seen in the image, along with military personnel and an Aboriginal man dressed in..... More
c1920s. Album containing eight vintage silver gelatin photographs, 9 x 11.9cm (approx. each image) and 15.3 x 21.3 x 1cm (album). Slight foxing to album and some images, a few with silvering, one image loose and creased, others laid down on album pages. The mobile dental surgery was operated by..... More
c1920s. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, studio line in ink lower right, annotated in faded ink on label and “Longworth” in white chalk to old backing on frame, 38.1 x 87.8cm. Silvering and minor surface loss to left portion, foxing to image. Original frame with fragile paper backing. Studio line reads “Hall..... More
1921. Ten vintage silver gelatin photographs, postcard format, five annotated “SS Wollongbar” in gouache on image lower left or right, 8 x 13.1cm. Silvering, minor creases. Three photographs in this group form a panorama of the town of Tweed Heads, NSW. On 14 May 1921, the SS Wollongbar ran aground..... More
1923. Etching, initialled and dated in plate lower right, signed, dated, titled and editioned 2/50 in pencil in lower margin, 15 x 19.8cm. Lightly inked impression, slight foxing overall. Held in SLNSW. Burdekin House in Macquarie Street, Sydney, was built in 1841 for merchant Thomas Burdekin (c1799–1844). “It was owned..... More
1925. Silver gelatin photograph, caption in image, typed caption label and “Sport & General” press stamp verso, 14.3 x 19.2cm. Minor handling creases and buckling to edges. Caption in image continues “31 October 1925.” Label includes “HRH Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll visits Regent Hall, Oxford Street, and makes a...... More
1929. Group of nine vintage silver gelatin photographs, accompanied with original envelope with various annotations in pencil verso, sizes range from 15.4 x 20cm to 16 x 20.7cm. Slight silvering, minor handling crinkles. Text on envelope includes “Newcastle City Council. Mayor’s Office, Town Hall, Newcastle.” These photographs document the opening of the..... More
1930. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, annotated in ink by Hoppé or his assistant with several stamps including photographer’s copyright, “Dorien Leigh Ltd” agency and “Empire Literary Service” stamps verso, 18.2 x 24.1cm. Minor chips to edges. Annotation reads “Sydney.” Empire stamp includes “69 Fleet Street London. E.O. 4.” Illustrated in..... More
1930. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, captioned in pencil by Hoppé or his assistant with several stamps including photographer’s copyright stamp verso, 17.3 x 24.5cm. Minor crack to upper right corner. Caption continues “Victoria, Australia.” Variant image illustrated in Howe and Esau, E.O. Hoppé’s Australia, 2007, p100. More
![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
![Item #CL195-53 [Children’s Aquarium-Themed Playroom]. Harold Cazneaux, 1878–1953 Aust](/pictures/thumb/CL195-53_1.jpg?v=1557900150)
1933. Two vintage silver gelatin photographs, each signed in pencil on backing below image, 21.4 x 19.3cm to 18.9 x 29cm. Retouching to surface loss, slight silvering and creases, laid down on original backing. These images were illustrated in a 1933 volume of The Home magazine, captioned “Submarine playroom. These..... 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
c1936. Collection of five vintage silver gelatin photographs accompanied with 1877 ferry timetable, 12.9 x 23.4cm (approx. each photograph), 21.1 x 16.7cm (timetable). Foxing, stains, dents, surface loss to two images, missing portions to margins of one photograph. Four images show terminals for Manly Beach (Wharf 3); Musgrave St, Mosman Bay, Luna..... More
![Item #CL195-73 [Passengers Boarding A Qantas Constellation Plane At Night]. Max Dupain,...](/pictures/thumb/CL195-73.jpg?v=1557900179)
c1947. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, signed by photographer’s son Rex Dupain in pencil in authentication stamp verso, 37 x 30.7cm. Handling creases, minor tears to lower edge and upper left corner. “The first Qantas [Lockheed] Constellation arrived in Australia on its delivery flight from Burbank [California] on 14 October 1947..... More
c1950s. Twenty-six (26) vintage silver gelatin photographs, one with studio stamp for “Laurie Richards”, one with “Cumberland Newspapers” copyright stamp, many with jottings for hardware or builder’s orders in ink and pencil in multiple hands verso, 20.2 x 25.1cm (approx. each). Curling, slight creases and stains, some with minor surface..... More
1953. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, titled, dated, annotated “for The Observer and signed in ink with photographer’s stamp verso, 38 x 25.6cm. Minor creases, silvering, scuffing and developing flaws, minor chips to right edge of image. Stamp includes “David Potts, Photographer. 11/11-15 Gilbert St, Dover Heights, Sydney NSW 2039.” Held..... More
![Item #CL191-74 [Punters At Rosehill Races, Sydney]. Kerry Dundas, Aust](/pictures/thumb/CL191-74_1.jpg?v=1513996539)
1954. Group of four vintage silver gelatin photographs, each signed and dated in pencil with photographer’s stamp and some with label or caption in pencil verso, 20.3 x 25.5cm to 24.2 x 28cm. Some with dents or minor handling crinkles, slight wear to corners. Captions read “Rosehill Races.” Two labels..... More
![Item #CL195-46 Tobacco Road, Ovens Valley [NSW]. Jeff Carter, 1928–2010 Aust](/pictures/thumb/CL195-46.jpg?v=1557900138)
1956/later printing. Silver gelatin photograph, titled, dated and signed in pencil on mount below image, signed in ink on photographer’s label attached to mount verso, 29.1 x 30.1cm. Label reads “This print was made by the photographer on premium grade fibre-based paper, twice fixed, selenium-toned, extensively washed then matted and..... More
1956/later printing. Silver gelatin photograph, signed, titled and dated in pencil verso, 33.3 x 21.7cm. Framed. This iconic image was taken at Dulles International Airport while Moore was on assignment for The Observer. While in Washington, DC, Moore photographed a number of influential government men including John Foster Dulles, Secretary..... More
![Item #CL191-54 [Cattle And Sheep Droving, Australia]. Jeff Carter, Aust](/pictures/thumb/CL191-54_1.jpg?v=1513996519)
c1960s. Group of 11 vintage silver gelatin photographs, most with annotations in pencil or ink, typed captions or attached slips of newsprint, or artist’s stamps verso, 18.9 x 24.8cm to 25.3 x 30.8cm. Tears, creases, surface loss and stains overall. Captions include: (a) Sheep and drovers go on road first..... More
c1930s-1960s. Ninety (90) items comprising 76 vintage silver gelatin and eight C-type photographs, five samples of company stationery, one with correspondence, and a typed company history in a loose leaf folder. Some photographs annotated with locations or dates in ink or pencil, some with photographer’s studio stamps verso including “Laurence..... More