Creswick, On The Gold Fields [Victoria]
c1860s. Albumen paper photograph, stereo card format, annotated “Australia” and titled in ink on backing verso, 7.4 x 7.1cm (approx. each). Slight soiling, vertical crease to centre of backing. More
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Slatey Creek Diggings, Victoria
c1860s. Pair of albumen paper photographs, stereo card format, number “108”, photographer’s line and title in letterpress label affixed to backing and annotated in pencil verso, 8.1 x 7cm (approx. each). Minor foxing. Annotation reads “We have begun to destroy the beauty of this creek. It will no longer run..... More
Seven And Eight Claims, South Monkland, Queensland [Gympie, Gold Mining]
c1860s. Albumen paper photograph of a drawing, titled in image lower centre, captioned in pencil on backing below image, 9.6 x 13.6cm. Laid down on old backing. Caption reads “Gympie Qld, known as Nashville.” The North Queensland town of Gympie was previously named Nashville, “after James Nash, who discovered gold..... More
The Claimant Of The Tichborne Baronetcy
c1866. Albumen paper photograph, text including title and photographer’s name on backing below image and verso, 9.1 x 6.1cm. Laid down on original backing. Text includes “The London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company, 110 & 108, Regent St and 54, Cheapside. Sole photographers to the International Exhibition 1862.” “The Tichborne Trials..... More
Black Thursday
c1870s. Autotype, artist’s signature reproduced in image lower left, 29.9 x 88.1cm. Repaired missing portions and perforations to left portion of image, minor creases and tears to edges. Laid down on acid-free backing. Strutt’s original 1864 oil painting, Black Thursday, February 6th, 1851, measuring 106.5 x 343cm, is held in..... More
![Item #CL172-28 [Main Street, Home Rule, NSW] and [Woman Standing In Doorway, Gulgong,...](https://joseflebovicgallery.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/CL172-28_1.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&v=1492648608)
[Main Street, Home Rule, NSW] and [Woman Standing In Doorway, Gulgong, NSW]
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
![Item #CL195-6 [The City Of Ballarat, NSW, From The Town Hall]. William Bardwell,...](https://joseflebovicgallery.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/CL195-6.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&v=1557900158)
[The City Of Ballarat, NSW, From The Town Hall]
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
![Item #CL172-29 [Hill End Gold Mine, NSW]. Charles Bayliss, Henry Beaufoy Merlin, Aust](https://joseflebovicgallery.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/CL172-29.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&v=1492648609)
[Hill End Gold Mine, NSW]
c1873. Albumen paper photograph, 22.9 x 28.7cm. Missing upper left corner of image, uneven edges with minor tears and chips, slight stains overall. Provenance: Holtermann family. More
[Queensland Trans-Continental Railway Expedition Members]
c1881. Albumen paper photograph, captioned in ink on backing above and below image, 14.9 x 20.7cm. Minor foxing and retouching to centre of image, laid down on original backing. Caption reads “Taken at the Governor Sir Arthur Kennedy’s House, Brisbane, Queensland. Peter G. Grant, John Robinson, M. Inst. C.E., J...... More
[Garden Palace, Sydney, Before And After Its Destruction By Fire]
c1879-1882. Group of seven albumen paper photographs, some captioned in negative, some annotated in pencil verso or on old backing, three with photographer’s stamp verso, sizes from 10.2 x 18.6cm to 26.3 x 35.4cm. Slight stains, creases, repaired tears to some images. Photographer’s stamp reads “J. Paine Photo, Sydney [Aust...... More
![Item #CL187-55 [Masonic Gathering Outside Oxford Hotel, King St, Sydney]. William Henry...](https://joseflebovicgallery.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/CL187-55.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&v=1496122616)
[Masonic Gathering Outside Oxford Hotel, King St, Sydney]
c1884. Print-out paper photograph, captioned in pencil in unknown hand with photographer’s line on backing below image, 26.1 x 21.4cm. Repaired tear to image lower right, laid down on original backing. Captions reads “Nicholas Weekes, Robert Patterson Negus.” Photographer’s line reads “W.H. Schröder & Co., Photographers, 671 George Street, Sydney.”..... More
[Pearl Luggers “Olive” And “Zanoni”, Cape Melville, Queensland]
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
![Item #CL194-89 [Goldfields, Western Australia]. William Roy Millar, c. Aust](https://joseflebovicgallery.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/CL194-89_02.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&v=1543548763)
[Goldfields, Western Australia]
c1901. Two printout paper photographs, one image with photographer’s line in negative lower left, studio stamp on backing verso, 14.9 x 20.3cm (each). Slight foxing and stains, minor missing portions, laid down on original backing. Studio stamp reads “W. Roy Millar, Photographer. Bayley St, Coolgardie.” British-born William Roy Millar “is..... More
Australian Federation Celebrations, Sydney, NSW
1901. Three albumen paper photographs, consisting of two- and five-panel panoramas, sizes range from 25.5 x 67cm to 29.7 x 127cm. Slight foxing and repaired minor missing portions. Linen-backed. The images depict: (1) [Centennial Park, Sydney, During the Celebration of Federation], two-panel panorama. Held in NLA; (2) [Awaiting of Lord..... More
Canning Stock Route, WA
1906. Pair of printout paper photographs, captioned and dated in a contemporary hand in pencil verso, 13.5 x 18.5cm, 14.2 x 20.6cm. Crinkles to edges. Captions read “A.W. Canning and party at Wiluna, en route for Kimberley, 1906 (Trotman, 2nd in command);” and “A.W. Canning’s camel team leaving Wiluna for..... More
Houdini Piloting His Voisin Biplane [In Australia]
1910. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, postcard format, autographed “Best wishes, Harry Houdini” and dated “4/1/11 [April 1st]” in ink on right side of image, caption and erroneous date “March 15th” in negative lower right, 9.1 x 11.7cm. Trimmed edges, minor scuffing, paper remnants and old glue stains verso. Caption continues..... More
Captain Scott’s Message
c1910/1912. Composite vintage silver gelatin photograph, text with two dates and typed label in image from lower left to right, 14.6 x 20.2cm. Laid down on original backing. Text includes “Left [Union Jack] at the Pole” and “Dec. 1910.” Label reads “Captain Scott’s Message. These rough notes and our dead..... More
Summer
c1911-1913. Green-toned carbon print, titled and numbered “47” in ink in unknown hand on accompanying “Fine Art Society” exhibition label, 31.5 x 75.4cm. Cracks to image lower right, surface crazing, repaired portions, minor chips to edges, old mount burn. Label reads “This photograph is enlarged from a negative taken during..... More
[Laying Of The Foundation Stone (Commencement Column) For The Naming Of Canberra, ACT]
1913. Pair of vintage silver gelatin photographs, 11.4 x 16cm (each). Slight silvering, each laid down on original backing. Images show the laying of Canberra’s foundation stones for what was to be the “Commencement Column” on Capital Hill, on 12 March 1913. Present at the ceremony are the Governor-General Lord..... More
Australia Day, Adelaide
1915. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, titled and dated “July 30th 1915” in ink on backing below image, 15.3 x 20.8cm. Silvering, soiling and scuffs, chips to edges, laid down on original backing. Shows a group of people in fancy dress on a float. Signs on banner and side of wagon..... More
Main Street, Katoomba [NSW Royal Visit]
c1927. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, titled in ink on backing below image, 10.7 x 15.3cm. Slight foxing and silvering, laid down on original backing. This image shows several horse-drawn carriages in a procession down Main Street, Katoomba. This photograph was most likely taken during the royal visit of the Duke..... More
“Spirit Of Australia” At Richmond
c1928. Silver gelatin photograph, captioned, photographer and publishing annotations in pencil and ink in various hands verso, 17.9 x 24.1cm. Old fold with cracking to upper portion, slight stains to centre of image, crinkles overall. Caption continues “Plane presented by Mr T.E. Rofe, of Wahroonga, Sydney.” Annotations include “Capt. Hurley..... More
Trans-Pacific Flight [Southern Cross]
1928. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, autographed by Charles Kingsford-Smith and Charles Ulm in ink on image upper left and right, copyright blind stamp on image lower right, titled and erroneously dated “June 1-6, 1928” in ink on mount below image, annotated in pencil in unknown hand on mount verso, 15.4..... More
Newcastle Town Hall Opening [NSW]
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
Sydney Harbour Bridge Collection
c1928-1930s. Consisting of 38 items including hand-coloured dye-line print plan, panoramic and other silver gelatin photographs, pencil drawing, etching, gouache illustration design, colour lithograph poster, certificate, and various process lithograph and process screen prints, several items signed or dated, most titled or captioned, sizes from 6 x 10.5cm to 100.3..... More