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1926. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, signed, annotated “Melbourne” and dated in negative lower right, 18.4 x 11.6cm. Minor retouching to lower portion of image, laid down on original backing. More
1926. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, signed, annotated “Melbourne” and dated in negative lower right, 18.4 x 11.6cm. Minor retouching to lower portion of image, laid down on original backing. More
c1926. Two vintage silver gelatin photographs, annotated in ink and pencil with photographer’s stamp verso, 14.2 x 19.7cm to 16 x 20.7cm. Minor creases, scuffing, tears and ink stains, one with minor missing portion lower left. Annotations include “61 & 63 Bay St, Double Bay.” Photographer’s stamp includes “O. Godfrey..... More
c1926. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, titled in ink in two hands, various copyright and publication stamps verso, 23.4 x 19.4cm. Slight silvering, chips to edges and faint stain to upper right corner. Stamps include “Copyright, E.O. Hoppé, London, please acknowledge” and “The Mansell Collection, 42 Linden Gardens, London W2. On..... More
1925 & 1926. Handwritten letter by magician Harry Houdini’s wife, Beatrice, dated “19 December 1926” on photogravure letterhead accompanied with silver gelatin photograph (taken 1925), both signed and dated by Beatrice Houdini in ink, photographer’s line “Butler, Chicago” in negative lower left, 26.4 x 20.5cm (letter) and 23.5 x 18.6cm..... More
1927. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, titled and signed in pencil in lower margin, 18.6 x 14.7cm. Silvering, minor creases to image upper left. Mortensen became acquainted with Japanese actor Sojin Kamiyama on the set of The King of Kings, in which he played the Prince of Persia. Ref: Shields, Still..... More
c1927. Hand-coloured silver gelatin photograph, titled in image upper centre, and in ink on mount below image, 28 x 55.4cm. Stains, foxing and slight silvering overall, laid down on original backing. Framed. Title reads “Sydney and Suburban Electric Railways, Circular Quay Station.” The photograph is of a hand-painted rendition of..... More
1927. Silver gelatin photograph, panorama, title, date and photographer’s line in negative lower left to right, 20.4 x 94.2cm. Slight foxing overall, minor soiling to upper portion. Framed. Photographer’s line includes “P. Moore, 10 Honnere St, Wellington [NZ].”. More
c1890s-1927. Group of five portraits, four inspired by Henry King’s iconic photograph:. (1) Henry King (Aust., 1855-1923). Australian Aborigine, c1890s. Albumen paper photograph, cabinet card format, titled (faint) in negative lower left, photographer’s blind stamp on image lower right, caption in letterpress on backing below image, 14.7 x 9.9cm. Slight..... More
c1927. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, signed in pencil in lower margin, 26.7 x 36.8cm. More
c1927. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, titled in ink on backing below image, 10.7 x 15.3cm. Slight foxing and silvering, laid down on original backing. This image shows several horse-drawn carriages in a procession down Main Street, Katoomba. This photograph was most likely taken during the royal visit of the Duke..... More
1928. Silver gelatin photograph, captioned in ink on original mount below image, 30.9 x 18.3cm. Silvering and minor surface loss to edges of image, laid down on original backing. Bunnerong Power Station, now demolished, was a coal-powered electric power station in the south-eastern Sydney suburb of Matraville, New South Wales..... More
c1928. Silver gelatin photograph, captioned, photographer and publishing annotations in pencil and ink in various hands verso, 17.9 x 24.1cm. Old fold with cracking to upper portion, slight stains to centre of image, crinkles overall. Caption continues “Plane presented by Mr T.E. Rofe, of Wahroonga, Sydney.” Annotations include “Capt. Hurley..... More
1928. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, autographed by Charles Kingsford-Smith and Charles Ulm in ink on image upper left and right, copyright blind stamp on image lower right, titled and erroneously dated “June 1-6, 1928” in ink on mount below image, annotated in pencil in unknown hand on mount verso, 15.4..... More
1928. Nine vintage silver gelatin photographs, each captioned and dated in ink on backing below image, 11.3 x 15.7cm (approx. each). Minor silvering, chips, laid down on original backing. Captions read 1). Sydney from the bridge, (St James’ steeple in distance); 2). East Sydney (Woolloomooloo) from Domain; 3). Circular Quay..... More
1928. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, annotated in ink on mat below image, 22.5 x 36cm. Slight silvering and scuffing overall, minor chips to edges. Framed. Annotation reads “DH.9A, winner – aerial derby, Mascot, 31.3.28. F/O [flying officer, Norman] Mulroney. Also [winner] aerial services race, Brisbane, 25.8.28. F/O S.J. Moir.” This..... More
1928. Group of three vintage silver gelatin photographs, panorama format, all captioned and one dated in negative lower right, 12.7 x 97.9cm, 13 x 45.4cm, 12.4 x 51.8cm. Tears and chips to edges, minor crinkles, slight discolouration. Captions read (1) “Kangaroo Valley, NSW, 4.6.28”; (2) “Freebairn’s Commercial Hotel, Kangaroo Valley, NSW”; and (3)..... More
1928. Pair of pencil sketches and one vintage silver gelatin photograph, each sketch titled, signed and dated lower left, photograph by unknown photographer captioned in ink on backing below image, 13.6 x 16.1cm (approx. each, paper size). Old glue stains to edges, photograph laid down on original album page. Titles and..... 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
c1929. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, tipped to presentation card, with letterpress including photographer’s name, 18.9 x 11.5cm (image), 21 x 16.4cm (card, folded). Minor crinkles overall and foxing to margins, silvering to edges of image, tipped to original backing. Text includes “Her Majesty’s Theatre, Sydney. For your happy remembrance—a study..... More
1929. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, annotated in pencil in unknown hand with “Broughton & Ward” studio stamp verso, 19.2 x 24.6cm. Silvering, scuffing, soiling and slight creases. Annotation reads “Close up of cameraman Ray Vaughan (Aust., 1902-1974) and the first Movietone Sound and Sight photography camera.” Stamp reads “Broughton &..... More
1910/1929. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, titled in ink in unknown hand with various stamps including “posted Jul. 20 1929, Editorial Auditing Dept”, 19 x 13.5cm. Scuffing and creases overall, slight silvering to corners. Held in V&A with the comment “Ponting was the official photographer for Captain Scott’s tragic final expedition..... More
1929. Group of nine vintage silver gelatin photographs, accompanied with original envelope with various annotations in pencil verso, sizes range from 15.4 x 20cm to 16 x 20.7cm. Slight silvering, minor handling crinkles. Text on envelope includes “Newcastle City Council. Mayor’s Office, Town Hall, Newcastle.” These photographs document the opening of the..... More
c1930s. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, signed in pencil on backing below image, 23 x 17.8cm. Slight foxing to lower portion of image, tipped to original backing. Framed. More
c1930s. Vintage silver gelatin photograph montage, signed and dated in pencil on image lower right, 44.4 x 32.5cm. Slight developing flaws to left edge of image. Framed. More
1911/1930s. Silver gelatin photograph, annotated “301.R” in pencil in an unknown hand verso, 17.6 x 12.8cm. Minor silvering and chips to edges, scuffing. Taken on board the Terra Nova. Held in Scott Polar Research Institute. More