Racecourse, Hong Kong, and Grand Stand, Hong Kong
c1870s. Pair of albumen paper photographs, each titled in pencil verso, 19.1 x 28.2cm (approx. each). Slight foxing and discolouration, minor crinkles to edges. More
c1870s. Pair of albumen paper photographs, each titled in pencil verso, 19.1 x 28.2cm (approx. each). Slight foxing and discolouration, minor crinkles to edges. More
c1908. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, titled and signed “Kerry, Sydney” in negative lower centre, printed photographer’s line on backing below image, 13.4 x 10.1cm. Minor foxing and soiling. Laid down on original backing. Framed. Photographer’s line reads “Kerry & Co., 310 George St, Sydney, NSW.” Canadian Sam Langford, known as..... More
c1908. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, postcard format, title, caption and photographer’s line in negative lower right, annotated in ink verso, 13.4 x 8.6cm. Slight scuffing, creases. Text reads “19. ‘A right to the body, & ready for shift.’ Kerry, Sydney.” Annotation reads “Mind you don’t get a punch in the..... More
c1940s. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, title, photographer’s name and technical information typed on label attached verso, 27.8 x 35cm. Slight foxing, scuffing, creases and chips to edges. Label reads “Second prize in Sport Class: ‘Oomps’ by Harry F. McGonigal of Philadelphia, PA. Made with a Speed Graphic on a cloudy..... More
c1940s. Fifty (50) vintage silver gelatin photographs and two process screen prints, most in postcard format, laid down in a scrapbook, 31 of the photographs are autographed in ink by wrestlers, most annotated with their name by “Fred Phillips”, compiler of the scrapbook, 9.1 x 5.3cm to 22.8 x 18.1cm..... More
1956. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, 28 x 20.2cm. Slight silvering and creases to corners. Image shows American author Ernest Hemingway (1899–1961) with a 14-foot black marlin weighing over 1000 pounds, which he caught during a month-long fishing trip in Peru, May 23, 1956. Hemingway was in Peru for the filming..... More
1958. Album of 47 silver gelatin photographs, including two with hand-colouring, text including owner’s name and date on cover and initial pages of album, many photographs captioned in ink on image, 22.9 x 19cm or 18.4 x 23.4cm (approx. each), 23.1 x 29.6 x 3.7cm (album). Minor stains, creases or..... More
1953/1970. Silver gelatin photograph, annotated “for The Observer. Royal Henley”, titled, dated and signed in ink verso, 35.5 x 25.1cm. Slight silvering. More
1953/2000. Silver gelatin photograph, photographer’s stamp, titled, annotated, dated and signed in ink verso, 45.5 x 30.3cm. Stamp reads “Photographer David Potts. 11/11-15 Gilbert St, Dover Heights, Sydney, NSW 2030, Australia. 02 9371 7618.” Annotation reads “For The Observer. London.”. More
1957/2014. Digital print from negative-based image, annotated “3771”, titled, dated and signed in ink verso, 38.1 x 29.4cm. Minor indentation to image lower right. More
c1908. (1) Burns–Johnson Contest , 1908. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, title, date and photographer’s line in negative centre right, 30 x 38cm. Surface loss, crazing, scuffs, soiling. Framed. . Text includes “Sydney, Dec. 1908. 12. Kerry Copyright.” See item 104. (2) [Jack Johnson In The Ring] , c1908. Vintage silver..... More