c1910s-1940s. Group of four vintage silver gelatin photographs, most inscribed and signed by Cazneaux in pencil or ink verso, some dated and one signed by Cazneaux’s wife Winnie in pencil or ink verso, sizes from 10.3 x 7cm to 13.4 x 10.1cm. Some with slight surface loss and tears to..... More
c1860s-1870s. Four albumen paper photographs, each titled in ink on backing below image, 7.6 x 3.8cm to 7.6 x 5.7cm. Minor soiling, all laid down on original backing. Titles read: 1. Wife of a Sergeant of Old Madras 23rd Brigade; 2. Madras merchants; 3. Battery Barber, Madras; and 4. The..... More
c1870s. Seven albumen paper photographs, each titled, numbered and annotated “Cling” in pencil verso, 9.3 x 5.8cm (approx. each, paper). Minor foxing to some. Titles include: 1. Newspaper carrier; 2. [Sindh] man; 3. [Sindh] barber; 4. [Sindh] clerk; and 5. [Sindh] servants. More
c1860s-1870s. Group of four albumen paper photographs, carte-de-visite format, all captioned with sitters’ names in pencil below image on original mount, three dated with sitters’ names in ink and all with studio stamps on backing verso, 7.9 x 5.2cm (approx. each). Each laid down on original backing and set into..... More
c1890s. Albumen paper photograph, and vintage silver gelatin photograph, one with printed photographer’s line below image and titled in ink on backing verso, the other titled “Side View, Bungendore Post Office” in ink on backing below image, 10.5 x 14.4cm, 7.4 x 10cm. Slight foxing, soiling, scuffs, laid down on..... More
c1960s. (1) [Ben Chifley in London]. Silver gelatin photograph, c1946/later printing, 24 x 17.7cm. Ref: National Archives of Australia; (2) Ben Chifley, PM of Australia, 1945-1949, c1960s. Process screen pamphlet, 21.8 x 14.7cm (folded). The pamphlet provides information covering the life of Bathurst-born Joseph Benedict Chifley (1885-1951) who was Prime..... More
1945. Pair of vintage silver gelatin photographs, each with “Royal Australian Air Force” copyright stamp with captions and date in ink verso, 15 x 20cm (approx. each). Creases, scuffing, one with cracking to upper left corner. Stamp and captions include “Crown copyright reserved. Unit: SOP. Date: 16.8.45. Subject: VE/VP Day..... More
1919. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, annotated and dated “by [sculptor] Professor Derwent Wood, R.A., London, 1919” in an unknown hand in ink on backing below image, framing annotation in pencil verso, 27.6 x 22.5cm. Developing flaws, retouching, laid down on original backing. Annotation includes “Dame [Mary] Hughes. Black oak swing..... More
1967. Collection of 40 silver gelatin photographs attributed to Gervaise Purcell (Aust., 1919-1999) and one C-type photograph, all in spiral bound album, 30.1 x 25.1cm (paper size). Water damage including surface loss, stains and buckling to edges of most images, slight creases, tears or paper remnants to some images. Prime..... More
c1968. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, Gorton’s signature in ink on slip attached verso, with inscription in ink on accompanying card, 14.8 x 20.6cm. Slight cracking, stains to upper right corner. Inscription reads “To Denis Bradley, from Jack Gorton.” On 10 January 1968, John Gorton became the 19th Prime Minister of..... More
c1995/later printing. C-type photograph, autographed in ink on image, 17.7 x 12.6cm. Minor soiling upper right, crease to centre of image. More
1884. Composite albumen paper photograph of 29 military Personages, inscribed and dated in ink on backing below image, 37.5 x 29.1cm. Slight foxing overall, minor silvering to image lower right, laid down on original backing. Inscription reads “Presented to Surgeon Beaney with kind regards, Caleb Anderson. Major Com’dg Reg’t P...... More
1929. Silver gelatin photograph, titled, signed “J.M. Cope” and dated “4 July 1929” with later annotations added in another hand verso, annotated in ink on accompanying slip, 15.7 x 12.6cm. Stains, paper clip embossing, minor tears, paper loss and creases to edges of image and margins. Annotations include “Prof. L...... More
c1883. Albumen paper photograph, titled in pencil on backing below image, 24.4 x 29.7cm. Slight stains to edges, laid down on original backing. The school opened in March 1883 and within a month the enrolment had grown from 66 pupils to 89. Ref: Bondi Public School, NSW. More
1872. Albumen paper photograph, captioned in ink on accompanying slip, 27.5 x 21.5cm. Slight foxing and stains to upper portion. Framed. Caption continues “Now occupied by Proud’s Jewellers’ Shop. 1872. Presented by E. Butcher, Esq.”. More
c1890s. Albumen paper photograph, numbered “135” in negative lower left, titled on backing below image, 15.8 x 20.7cm. Slight fading to edges, laid down on original backing. More
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c1900. Hand-coloured platinum photograph, numbered “1765” and abbreviated title in negative lower right, 22.6 x 28.3cm. Depicts young geisha. More
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c1890s. Pair of cyanotypes, 7.7 x 10.2cm (approx. each). Minor foxing overall. More
c1930s. Silver gelatin photograph, captioned in negative lower left to right, 15.2 x 20cm. Minor foxing, scuffs and silvering to image, laid down on original backing. Caption lists members of the brigade. More
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
c1859. Albumen paper print, carte-de-visite format, titled in pencil verso, 5.8 x 8.8cm. The St Kilda and Brighton Railway Company in 1859 constructed a loop line from St Kilda to Windsor. This line passed through Albert Park and crossed St Kilda Road not far from Union Street west by an..... 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