[Fort Macquarie, Sydney] and [Manly Steamer “Brighton” On Sydney Harbour]
c1892. Pair of cyanotypes, one annotated in pencil verso, 7.7 x 10.2cm (approx. each). One with minor crinkles to edges. Annotation reads “by T.S.D. c1892/3.”. More
c1892. Pair of cyanotypes, one annotated in pencil verso, 7.7 x 10.2cm (approx. each). One with minor crinkles to edges. Annotation reads “by T.S.D. c1892/3.”. More
c1892. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, Henry Parkes’ signature with “sincerely” in ink on slip mounted below image, accompanied with original backing with “Falk Studios” blind stamp, 39.1 x 32.2cm. Missing portions, silvering and repaired surface loss to edges. Laid down on acid-free paper. During its time, Falk Studios, run by..... More
c1892. Group of 13 vintage silver gelatin photographs, each captioned in pencil or ink verso, including two signed “J. Brooks” and dated “April 1892”, sizes from 10.4 x 17.4cm to 12.2 x 18.7cm. Minor scuffs, wear, discolouration, slight creases, paper loss. Locations depicted include views of Mt Kosciuszko, Dome Rocks..... More
1892. Albumen paper photograph, captioned and dated in coloured ink with letterpress text on backing around image, 24.9 x 37.2cm. Foxing, minor surface loss to left edge, laid down on original presentation backing. Original frame. Text includes the English and Australian teams’ statistics, Australian team names “W.O. Whiteridge (Umpire), G.H.S...... More
c1893. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, stamped title on backing below image and verso, 16 x 21.2cm. Foxing, soiling, minor surface loss, laid down on original backing. The ostrich farm was owned by Joseph Barracluff in the Watsons Bay/Vaucluse area. He arrived in Sydney from England in 1884, and started a...... More
c1893. Album of eleven albumen paper photographs, each annotated in various hands in ink or pencil on backing below image, sizes from 11.2 x 9cm to 11.1 x 14.3cm. Slight missing portions, tears, creases or soiling to most, each laid down on original backing. This album appears to be taken..... More
1893. Pair of cyanotypes, each captioned and dated “Feby 1893” in ink on backing below image, 15.3 x 20.3cm, 14.2 x 19.6cm. Slight foxing and soiling, laid down on original backing. Cyanotypes of Queensland are very uncommon. These images were taken during the 1893 Brisbane flood. Ref: Wiki. More
c1894. Group of five albumen paper photographs, three captioned in negative, all titled verso, as transferred from original album page, 10.8 x 15.3cm. Slight foxing and minor surface loss to some images, each laid down on acid-free backing. Images include Kent Street, the Botanical Gardens, Girls’ Grammar School, the River..... More
c1894-1895. Three albumen paper photographs, 15.2 x 20.9cm (each). Slight foxing overall, minor silvering to lower edges, one image laid down on acid-free backing. Images show tableaux of dingoes, emu, kookaburras and kingfisher birds. The dingo and emu photographs are held in NLA. More
c1895. Fourteen printout paper photographs in original album, inscribed and dated “19/2/95” by original owner in ink on front endpaper, photographer’s name printed lithographically on album pages below each image, album title in embossed text on cover, 10.1 x 14.9cm (approx. each image), 14.8 x 20cm. (album). Minor scuffs to..... More
c1895. Albumen paper photograph, annotated “No. 1” and captioned in pencil verso, 19.4 x 15cm. Slight crinkles and minor tears to edges. Caption continues “Alt. 2,800’. Av. height of trees 275’. Av. girth…55’.” Nicholas Caire and fellow photographer J.W. Lindt shared a mutual enthusiasm for the Black Spur in the..... More
1897. Albumen paper photograph, caption with date, key and photographer’s line “Kerry & Co. Photo, Sydney” in image upper and lower centre, 25.9 x 36.1cm. Foxing and stains overall, laid down on original backing. It is quite unusual to have so many portraits included in an Australian photomontage. More
c1892-1897. Collection of 22 albumen paper photographs, all with photographer’s blind stamp, most with negative number, title and photographer’s line “Kerry Photo, Sydney” in negative from lower left to right, 15.2 x 20.2cm to 20.2 x 15.2cm (approx. each). Crinkles, creases and some tears to edges, slight discolouration, foxing. Housed..... More
1897. Albumen paper photograph, numbered “218” in negative lower left, titled and dated in ink on image lower right, 9.8 x 14.1cm. Foxing, minor creases. Image includes two goats and kid amid blocks of stone. Similar images by Arthur Syer are held in the State Library of NSW. More
1897. Printing-out paper photograph, annotated “no. 8” in negative lower left, captioned “Balladonia, WA” and dated by a later hand in pencil verso, accompanied by typed title from original album, 11.2 x 15.6cm. Slight stains, scuffing, minor missing portions to upper right edge. Held in SLWA. “Prior to European settlement..... More
1897. Printing-out paper photograph, accompanied by typed title from original album, 11.1 x 16cm. Slight foxing, indentations. Held in SLWA with the comment “Four men and two children outside stone building with a sign ‘Jubilee Tavern’. Left to right: Unidentified, Andrew Dunn, J.A.K (Jack) Baesjou (manager and bookkeeper for the..... More
c1897. Two printing-out paper photographs, each captioned and signed “H. Bolo photo, copyright” in ink on image lower corners or backing below, 14.2 x 18.3cm and 12.5 x 12.3cm. Slight stains and discolouration, both laid down on original backing. An additional image captioned “Kangaroo scalper’s camp”, laid down on the..... More
c1898. Albumen paper photograph, titled in negative lower left, 25.9 x 35cm. Repaired tears to image upper centre, left and right edges, minor tear to lower edge, creases. Held in SLNSW. More
1899. Printout paper photograph, annotated with date in pencil on backing verso, 10 x 13.9cm. Soiling, scuffs, crease to lower portion, slight cracking to upper edge, laid down on original backing with missing portion affecting annotation. Partially illegible and faint annotation includes “Photo taken at Gawler by [?] on July..... More
c1899. Printout paper photograph, letterpress caption on label affixed to backing below image, 15.3 x 20.2cm. Surface loss to upper right corner and left edge, tear lower left, slight discolouration overall, laid down on original backing. Original frame. Caption continues “Which left for the Transvaal on the 27th day of..... More
c1899. Printout paper photograph, captioned in negative lower right and re-traced in gouache, captioned and dated “c1899” in ink on panel mounted below image, 28.9 x 36.1cm. Slight fading and foxing to edges, laid down on original backing. Originally built in the 1850s, Hillview, located at Sutton Forest, 5km southwest..... More
c1899. Six printing-out paper photographs, 11 x 15.3cm (approx. each). Developing flaws and minor chips to edges. The images show groups of Aboriginal men in bark canoes, a boy eating while surrounded by pet dogs, a gathering of men in canoes heading ashore for water around Cape York, a man..... More
1899. Three printing-out paper photographs, one image annotated “wreck of lugger at Cape Melville” in pencil verso, 10.7 x 15cm (approx. each). Minor developing flaws and chips to edges. Two images show men packing pearl shells on the schooner Olive. The other image shows the wreck of the Zanoni schooner..... More
c1900. Group of three albumen paper photographs, numbered “2827” or “2821” in negative lower right, one annotated “Victoria Mounted Rifles, 194 FGOS” in negative lower centre, 27.6 x 21.4cm (approx. each). Slight stains to images, creases and surface loss to corners and edges, laid down on old backing. One of..... More
c1899-1900. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, 30.2 x 24.8cm. Foxing, cardboard remnants from original mount to right portion of image. Framed. Image taken from the Sydney Show (now Royal Easter Show). James Martin & Company sold agricultural machinery and was originally located at Clarence St, Sydney. Ref: NLA. More