Item #CL198-64 WWI Australian Troopships Departing Melbourne. Josiah Earl Barnes, 1858–1921 Aust.
WWI Australian Troopships Departing Melbourne
WWI Australian Troopships Departing Melbourne
WWI Australian Troopships Departing Melbourne
WWI Australian Troopships Departing Melbourne
WWI Australian Troopships Departing Melbourne
WWI Australian Troopships Departing Melbourne
WWI Australian Troopships Departing Melbourne
WWI Australian Troopships Departing Melbourne
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WWI Australian Troopships Departing Melbourne

1914–1917. Forty-five (45) vintage silver gelatin photographs, each annotated with date and ship name in pencil with photographer’s stamp verso, 10.8 x 15.6cm (approx. each). Minor creases, chips to edges, slight foxing.

Stamp includes “J.E. Barnes, Press & Outdoor Photographer. Kew, Melb. Copyright.” Known as “the embarkation photographer”, Josiah Barnes took an interest in photographing Australian troopships as they departed for war from Melbourne. He had two sons, “Norm and Victor, who left for war in 1916 (both returned to Australia after their service),” which may have fuelled his interest. This group includes one photograph from 1914, nine photographs from 1915, 29 photographs from 1916, and six photographs from 1917. Glass plate negatives by J.E. Barnes are held in the Australian War Memorial. Ref: ANMM.

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Item #CL198-64

Price (AUD): $9,900.00  other currencies

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