c1950s. Collection of 88 vintage silver gelatin photographs, 70 with hand-colouring, and one colour lineblock in original album with embroidered cloth cover, most photographs captioned in negative, a slip with lithographically printed titles in English and Japanese accompanies one group of photographs, 7.3 x 11.1cm to 10.1 x 14.1cm. Minor..... More
1897. Printing-out paper photograph, accompanied by typed title from original album, 11.1 x 16cm. Slight foxing, indentations. Held in SLWA with the comment “Four men and two children outside stone building with a sign ‘Jubilee Tavern’. Left to right: Unidentified, Andrew Dunn, J.A.K (Jack) Baesjou (manager and bookkeeper for the..... More
c1900s. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, eight-panel panorama, not joined, 10.2 x 15.4cm (approx. each). Slight silvering, stains, minor creases to edges. This panorama begins in Parramatta Park, at the curve of the Parramatta River. The view shows a truss bridge over the river, then sweeps up to George Street where..... More
c1892. Tintype, caption on backing below image, 11.5 x 16.3cm. Slight scuffs to surface, laid down on original presentation backing. Caption reads “The White Rabbit Saloon was a favourite gathering place where the men folks of Lynchburg could get together and talk about the old days and enjoy the companionship..... More
c1975. Group of three vintage silver gelatin photographs, date and illegible annotations on accompanying original backing, sizes range from 12 x 20.1cm to 19.7 x 12.7cm. Slight foxing, minor chips; one laid down on original backing. These photographs were taken during the filming of Mad Dog Morgan in 1975. The..... More
c1880s. Albumen paper photograph, numbered “A57” and titled in negative lower right, 20.9 x 26.8cm. Slight foxing, repaired tears and paper loss to corners, crease to upper left corner of image. More
c1893. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, stamped title on backing below image and verso, 16 x 21.2cm. Foxing, soiling, minor surface loss, laid down on original backing. The ostrich farm was owned by Joseph Barracluff in the Watsons Bay/Vaucluse area. He arrived in Sydney from England in 1884, and started a...... More
c1860s. Ambrotype, sixth-plate size, in original hinged case, 6.4 x 5.1cm (image), 9.3 x 8.1cm (case). Minor wear to edges of case. More
1908. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, titled and dated “Sydney, Sept. 1908” in ink on backing below image, annotated “Sydney” with photographer’s name “C. McDowell” and dated “8/9/08” in ink on backing verso, 11.5 x 9.4cm. Minor foxing, discolouration and scuffs, laid down on original backing. Depicts the third and fourth..... More
c1870s. Albumen paper photograph, carte-de-visite format, 5.7 x 9cm. Slight foxing, laid down on old backing. This photograph, taken on the corner of Sloane and Bradley Streets, Goulburn, shows the business of “Owen Furner produce dealer of cereals, hay, corn, bran, oats, barley and flour.” Next door, there are three..... More
c1890s. Albumen paper photograph, 10.2 x 15.5cm. Repaired tear to lower edge, minor foxing, slight fading to edges. Image includes the Royal Surrey Hotel at 195 Oxford Street, which was the future site for the Eastern Suburbs Leagues Club from 1961 to 1968, before moving to its present location in..... More
1913. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, text including caption and “G.A. Solomons” photographer’s line on backing below image and verso, 9.1 x 5cm. Missing lower left corner, slight foxing to photograph and backing. Text reads “My photograph. Photo by ‘Sol.’ [George Albert Solomons (1891-1939)] The famous photographer. Studio and framing works..... More
c1890s. Seven hand-coloured and varnished albumen paper photographs, laid down on two sheets, annotated “no. 3” and “no. 8” in watercolour upper right, 38.8 x 18.8cm to 28.2 x 37.6cm. Slight paper remnants to one sheet, creases and soiling overall, laid down on original backing. Toys illustrated include dolls, puppets..... More
c1888. Six-panel albumen paper photograph panorama, 21.8 x 151.2cm. Slight discolouration and tear to left portion, slight foxing and stains to right portion, minor silvering and crinkles overall. Taken from “Clifton” House, Kirribilli Point. Shows views of Miller’s Point, The Rocks, Circular Quay, Bennelong Point, Botanic Gardens, Mrs Macquarie’s Chair..... More
c1870s. Albumen paper photograph, titled in pencil verso, 9.2 x 5.9cm (paper). Parsee, also spelled Parsi (meaning “Persian”), is a member of a group of followers in India of the Iranian prophet Zoroaster. The followers are descended from Persian Zoroastrians who emigrated to India to avoid religious persecution by the..... More
c1990s. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, autographed in ink on image lower centre, 20.5 x 15.5cm. Slight creases, indentations. More
c1890s. Albumen paper photograph, 15.3 x 20.2cm. Missing portions, creases and tears to edges, crinkles overall. Banner depicted reads “God save the King of Siam.” Photograph most likely taken by G.R. Lambert & Co. More
c1919. Eight vintage silver gelatin photographs, each 11.6 x 15.2cm (approx. each). Slight silvering, creases and scuffing overall. Images show Macquarie Street and Queen’s Square in Sydney, heavily decorated, as well as the “Avenue of Allies” triumphal arch on the corner of Bridge and Macquarie Streets. The arch was surmounted..... More
1899. Three printing-out paper photographs, one image annotated “wreck of lugger at Cape Melville” in pencil verso, 10.7 x 15cm (approx. each). Minor developing flaws and chips to edges. Two images show men packing pearl shells on the schooner Olive. The other image shows the wreck of the Zanoni schooner..... More
c1953. Three items consisting of a vintage silver gelatin photograph with “Sydney Morning Herald” copyright stamp verso, a colour process lithograph pamphlet with price list, and a roneoed typed letter with Penfolds letterhead, 25.3 x 20.6cm (photograph). Minor creases, scuffing and tears to photograph, slight foxing to pamphlet. The pamphlet..... More
c1860s-1870s. Ten albumen paper photographs, carte-de-visite format, all captioned in ink on backing verso, one with studio line printed below image, 9 x 5.6cm (approx. each). Minor foxing or silvering, all laid down on original backing. Personages show: (1) Kawana Hunia Te Hakeke; (2) Major William Magee Hunter; (3) Tomika..... More
c1860. Albumen paper photograph, and hand-written poem, inscribed “for my ever dearest friend Annie Bisdee Thorne” from “E.H. Dumaresq, Tivoli, Rose Bay, Australia”, 18.2 x 13.2cm (photograph). Added pencil to image, old paper remnants surrounding image, obscuring caption in pencil, laid down on original backing; poem with creases and tears..... More
1932. One hundred and forty-seven (147) vintage silver gelatin photographs, dated “Aug. to Sept. 1932”, each photograph captioned in white ink, “Bartons British Album” label on inside back cover, 18.8 x 24.5cm (album); 5.5 x 6cm to 6.5 x 11cm (photographs). Captions include “Leningrad Station (illegal photograph, therefore taken at..... More
c1909–1930. Comprising 189 silver gelatin and printout paper photographs and one photogravure, some annotated in German in ink and pencil verso with various dates, sizes range from 6.8 x 8.7cm to 12.1 x 16.3cm. Minor developing flaws and fading to some photographs, otherwise in good condition. This rare collection provides..... More
c1881. Two albumen paper photographs, captions in image, 18.5 x 23.7cm (each). Minor crinkles. Caption in one image reads “Photographed from sketches by Mr Hay, HMS Emerald. Excelsior Photo Company, 78 King Street, Sydney.” Mr. Hay, who is likely to have produced the drawings, was the second lieutenant aboard the..... More