Burma. A Burmese Lady
c1890s. Printout paper photograph, titled and numbered in pencil verso, 15.6 x 11cm. More
c1890s. Printout paper photograph, titled and numbered in pencil verso, 15.6 x 11cm. More
c1890s. Printout paper photograph, titled and numbered in pencil verso, 15.7 x 10.7cm. More
c1890s. Printout paper photograph, titled and numbered in pencil verso, 10.7 x 15.5cm. More
c1890s. Pair of albumen paper photographs, one with illegible title in negative lower left, each titled and numbered in pencil verso, 10.3 x 14.6cm. Minor foxing to one image. More
c1890s. Pair of albumen paper photographs, each titled and numbered in pencil verso, 10.2 x 14.8cm. More
c1890s. Printout paper photograph, numbered “525” and annotated “Pagodas” in negative lower left, captioned in pencil verso, 20.9 x 28.5cm. Slight discolouration to upper centre and edges of image, tears and creases to edges. More
c1890s. Printout paper photograph, numbered “5” in negative lower left, titled in pencil verso, 20.3 x 28.2cm. Slight creases to edges. More
c1870s. Albumen paper photograph, titled in pencil verso, 9.3 x 5.9cm. More
c1870s. Albumen paper photograph, numbered in negative lower centre, titled in pencil verso, 9.3 x 5.8cm. More
c1890s. Printout paper photograph, captioned in ink on backing below image, 18.8 x 23.8cm. Slight foxing and soiling, minor paper loss to image left and upper right, laid down on original backing. Original frame. Settled in 1873 for farming and timber, Gembrook is located 54 kilometres south-east of Melbourne. More
c1920s. Group of four vintage silver gelatin photographs, three titled in various hands in ink and all with photographer’s blind stamp on backing below image, two annotated “Rockhampton” in ink on backing verso, 15.3 x 20.9cm (approx. each). Some silvering, minor surface loss, slight discolouration and foxing, each laid down..... More
1921. Ten vintage silver gelatin photographs, postcard format, five annotated “SS Wollongbar” in gouache on image lower left or right, 8 x 13.1cm. Silvering, minor creases. Three photographs in this group form a panorama of the town of Tweed Heads, NSW. On 14 May 1921, the SS Wollongbar ran aground..... 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
c1870s. Pair of albumen paper photographs, each titled in pencil on backing below image, 21.1 x 27cm (approx. each). Minor foxing, each laid down on original album page. More
c1865-1875. Group of 21 albumen paper photographs, single stereo card format, some with negative numbers in image lower left or right, each numbered (numbers ranging from 33 to 52) and captioned in various hands in pencil verso, one stereo card with photographer’s studio line on backing verso, 7.7 x 7.3cm..... More
1913. Vintage silver gelatin photographs, two-panel panorama, photographer initials “H&S” [Howard & Shearsby], numbered “154” and “155” and captioned in negative lower left, 8.8 x 13.8cm (approx. each). Minor discolouration, laid down on original backing. Original frame. Caption continues “Site of Commencement Column.” “The site for Canberra had been chosen in..... More
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
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
c1890s. Albumen paper photograph, 10.4 x 14.8cm. Slight foxing. Signage in image includes “Robin Hood Hotel. P. Butler.” The hotel was built in 1859. Ref: NLA. More
c1850s. Daguerreotype, ninth plate size, in original thermoplastic Union case with original card box, captioned “aged 16-17” with sitter’s name in pencil inside box lid, 5 x 4cm (image), 7.7 x 6.7cm (case). Case made by Peck & Halvorson. The sitter appears to be of mixed ethnicity, possibly African-American. More
c1932. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, autographed in ink and photographer’s blind stamp “F.W. Thiel, Brisbane” lower right, 15.9 x 20.6cm. Repaired tear to upper edge, slight foxing, soiling, discolouration to edges. Flight Lieutenant Charles William Anderson Scott, AFC (Brit./Aust.,1903-1946) was an aviator, best known for winning the England to Australia..... More
c1870s. Albumen paper photograph, titled in pencil verso, 9.3 x 5.8cm (paper). Minor foxing. An opium pipe is situated on the table next to the sitter. More
c1880s. Albumen paper photograph, titled in German in pencil verso, 16.4 x 21.8cm. Minor crease to upper edge. More
c1870s. Albumen paper photograph, titled in pencil verso, 9.3 x 5.8cm (paper). Minor foxing. More
c1890s-1905. Albumen paper photograph, cabinet card format, with hand-coloured process screen postcard, annotations in ink and letterpress in lower margin and verso of postcard, with postage stamp and postmark, 13.8 x 20.5cm, 9.1 x 13.8cm. Photograph with slight foxing overall, laid down on original backing; postcard with slight wear and..... More