Rose Bay, NSW
1907–c1926. Three vintage silver gelatin and one printing-out paper photographs, postcard format, each captioned in negative lower left, annotated in ink or pencil and one with “2.Jy.07” postmark verso, 13.1 x 7.9cm (approx. each). Minor creases, slight scuffing and silvering. Captions include “Sea Wall, Rose Bay.” Annotations include (1) See [sic] wall finished just opposite where the man is standing is Arthur’s Flat, and (2) That white vessel to the right of the picture seen between the two-lamp posts is the training ship [HMAS] Tingira. [The largest composite-hull sailing vessel ever built, Tingira was operated by the Royal Australian Navy between 1911 and 1927. Originally named Sobraon, she was built in Scotland in 1866.] Built from 1924 to 1926, the Rose Bay Promenade was “designed as an integrated scheme that allowed both pedestrians and motorists a unique opportunity to view the waters of Rose Bay and the harbour beyond...The concrete balustrade were low to allow motorists a view over it as they travelled along New South Head Road.” Ref: Wiki, NSW Office of Environment & Heritage.
Item #CL195-29
Price (AUD): $1,350.00 other currencies