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
c1890s. Printout paper photograph, partially obscured title in pencil with two “Exclusive News Agency” stamps verso, 26 x 21.5cm. Minor tears, creases and silvering to edges of image, laid down on original backing. Title includes “On the picturesque [?].” Stamps read “Copyright ENA. When used please return photo at once..... 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
c1890s. Group of three albumen paper photographs, sizes from 10.4 x 14.8cm to 13.1 x 20.6cm. Minor foxing, creases to edges, one with repaired tears to left and lower edges. Locations depicted are the corner of Belmore Road and Avoca Street; the Randwick Presbyterian Church on the corner of Cook..... More
1916. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, captioned and dated “Sept 1916” in lower margin, 6.9 x 9.7cm. It is likely the depicted farmer was readying produce for an agricultural show such as that held in Melbourne between the 26th and 30th of September in 1916. (At the time, the Royal Agricultural..... More
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c1885. Albumen paper photograph, titled in negative lower left, 18.5 x 24.3cm. Minor foxing to upper edge. An artist at his easel appears in the foreground. Stoney Creek is located in the Barron Gorge National Park, Cairns, Queensland. The Kuranda Scenic Railway, built from 1886, runs through the national park..... More
c1871. Albumen paper photograph, annotated “590”, titled in an unknown hand in pencil verso, 16 x 26.2cm. Minor surface loss and perforations to centre and right portions of image, stains and foxing overall, small chips to edges. “Redfern” was the name of the principal Sydney railway terminus, located to the..... More
1957. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, titled in pencil with attached Associated Press (AP) label with partly obscured credit line and caption verso, 21.9 x 16.5cm. Crinkles, minor creases and tears to edges of photograph; surface loss and missing portions to label. Shows Martin Luther King at the Dexter Avenue Baptist..... More
c1964. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, newspaper stamps verso, 20.6 x 27.2cm. Crinkles, minor stain lower left, chips to edges. Stamps read “Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.” and “received Examiner, reference library, Jun. 1, 1964.” Ref: Library of Congress. More
1909. Printout paper photograph, “artistic photograph” blind stamped on backing, annotated and dated in ink with partially obscured postmark for “Hanoi” on backing verso, 9.8 x 13.5cm. Minor stains, scuffs and crazing, laid down on original backing. Annotation reads “Mrs. J. Couttie, Barkly St, Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia. 15.11.09. Photo..... More
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..... More
c1890s. Group of three images comprising one vintage silver gelatin and two albumen paper photographs, one with photographer’s blind stamp on image lower left, titled in pencil on backing below image; one titled in negative lower left, sizes from 13.2 x 19.5cm to 24.9 x 34.9cm. One laid down on..... More
c1898. Signed hand-written letter in ink, 42.5 x 38cm (overall). Old discoloured mount. Framed. A typed transcript of the letter is framed alongside two reproduction portraits of Rudyard Kipling (Brit., 1865–1936): a silver gelatin photograph originally taken in 1934, and a newspaper clipping with image captioned “Rudyard Kipling in his..... More
c1870s. Pair of albumen paper photographs, two-part panorama, carte de visite format, one with photographer’s line on backing below image, each with printed photographer’s line and numbered in ink on backing verso, 5.8 x 9.6cm (each). Minor foxing, each laid down own original backing. Photographer’s lines include “Nicholas & Curths..... More
1904-1905. Twenty-three (23) printout paper photographs, three captioned in negative lower left, 13 annotated in Japanese or English in various hands in pencil, ink or crayon verso, 9.3 x 13.3cm to 9.9 x 14.3cm. One image with old glue remnants, minor chips and curl to edges. Captions in English include..... More
c1890s. Albumen paper photograph, cabinet card format, 9.8 x 15.1cm. Slight foxing and fading, laid down on original backing. Solomon Harris was born in Maitland where “for some years he kept the Volunteer Hotel In West Maitland.” He later moved to Muswellbrook and operated a saddlery. Ref: The Maitland Daily..... More
c1920s. Pair of vintage silver gelatin photographs, each titled in ink on backing verso, 15.5 x 20.5cm (each). Silvering, slight foxing, laid down on original backing. Hattah Lakes, in the Hattah-Kulkyne National Park is situated adjacent to the Murray River and overlaps the Murray-Sunset National Park. The area was the..... More
c1890s. Printout paper photograph, numbered “64” in negative lower right, titled in pencil verso, 13.2 x 10cm. Minor creases and soiling to edges. More
c1890s. Printout paper photograph, titled and annotated in pencil verso, 9.9 x 13.3cm. Annotation reads “This gives a good idea of long raised platform outside their huts.”. More
c1890s. Silver gelatin photograph, titled and annotated in pencil verso, 11.4 x 15.8cm. Minor foxing to upper portion. Annotation reads “A Kaian [Kayan] woman dancing. I saw these people at Fort Kapit. Taken by Dr Hvoe.”. More
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c1890s. Hand-coloured albumen paper photograph, titled in pencil verso, 20 x 25.3cm. Foxing and stains overall. More
c1890s. Six photographs consisting of five albumen paper photographs and one printout paper photograph, each titled and numbered in pencil verso, 10.2 x 14.8cm to 10.7 x 15.4cm. Minor chips or discolouration to edges. All titles include “Burma”: 1. Burmese village in flood; 2. Shrine near Shwe Dagon Pagoda, Rangoon;..... More
c1890s. Pair of printout paper photographs, each titled, one image with partially illegible annotation in pencil verso, 21.7 x 29.2cm (each). One with slight tears and creases to edges, one with minor missing portion to upper left corner, both with minor crinkles overall. More
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
c1930s-1960s. Ninety (90) items comprising 76 vintage silver gelatin and eight C-type photographs, five samples of company stationery, one with correspondence, and a typed company history in a loose leaf folder. Some photographs annotated with locations or dates in ink or pencil, some with photographer’s studio stamps verso including “Laurence..... More