On The Nepean [NSW]
c1880s. Albumen paper photograph, titled in pencil verso, 22 x 27.8cm. Slight discolouration, tears and creases to upper and lower edges, minor silvering. Period frame. More
c1880s. Albumen paper photograph, titled in pencil verso, 22 x 27.8cm. Slight discolouration, tears and creases to upper and lower edges, minor silvering. Period frame. More
c1880s. Albumen paper photograph, stereo card format, letterpress including title on backing and verso, 4.2 x 7.8cm. Slight foxing, laid down on original backing. Text includes “The ‘Best’ Series. Birds & Animals. Australian Emeu [sic]. Boston Store. W. Collie, dealer in foreign and domestic dry goods, silks, shawls, dress goods…Gloversville..... More
c1880s. Albumen paper photograph, titled in pencil verso, 19.7 x 27.7cm. Crease and slight foxing to left edge, paper loss, chips, repaired tears and foxing to right edge of image. More
c1880. Hand-coloured albumen paper photograph, 20.6 x 26.1cm. Creases to upper and lower left corners of image. Signs on display include the English acronym “YFB” and “6” in Japanese. The firemen’s uniforms bear “16th” in Japanese. Illustrated in Ohara (ed.), Japan 100 Years Ago: Peabody Museum of Salem, Tokyo, 1983..... More
c1880. Hand-coloured albumen paper photograph, 20.1 x 26.4cm. Tear to right portion of image, slight stains, foxing and crinkles overall. More
c1880s. Hand-coloured albumen paper photograph, numbered “3329” in Japanese in negative lower right, 21.1 x 27.3cm. Creases to upper left and right corners, slight surface loss to lower right corner, chips and fading to edges of image. Depicts a machine with a fan inside it, for separating the chaff from..... 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
c1880s. Albumen paper photograph, captioned in negative lower right, 20.5 x 26.3cm. Slight foxing, repaired tears and paper loss to corners. Caption continues “No. 22. Shijo Otabichio, Kioto [Kyoto], Japan.”. More
c1880s. Hand-coloured albumen paper photograph, 20.7 x 26.9cm. Fading to edges and development stains to image. More
c1880s. Hand-coloured albumen paper photograph, numbered “A350” in negative lower right, 21 x 27.2cm. Minor creases to edges of image. The woman appears to be spinning cotton. A kiseru tobacco-smoking pipe appears by her left side. More
c1880s. Hand-coloured albumen paper photograph, 21.1 x 27.3cm. Fading to edges of image. Both men are wearing traditional “raincoats” made of straw. Related images appear in Bayou, Felice Beato et l’Ecole de Yokohama, Centre National de la Photographie, Paris, 1994, plate 49, and Crombie, Shashin: Nineteenth Century Japanese Studio Photography..... More
c1880s. Pair of hand-coloured albumen paper photographs, 27.1 x 21cm (each). Minor foxing and crinkles overall. More
c1880s. Albumen paper photograph, annotated “A 215” and captioned in negative lower left, titled in pencil verso, 20.6 x 26.5cm. Foxing overall, slight creases, missing portions, stains and repaired tears to edges. Caption reads “Bund of Settlede [sic] at Kobe.” A British flag is shown flying on a flag pole..... More
c1880s. Ambrotype in original Paulownia wood case, 9.5 x 5.7cm (image), 11.3 x 8.6 x 1.4cm (case). More
c1880s. Albumen paper photograph, titled in pencil verso, 26.7 x 21.1cm. Minor foxing, crinkles. More
c1880s. Albumen paper photograph, titled in German in pencil verso, 16.4 x 21.8cm. Minor crease to upper edge. More
c1880s. Albumen paper photograph, 19.6 x 13.8cm. Minor tears to upper edge. Possibly Balinese. More
c1880. Albumen paper photograph, titled with photographer’s line in centre of image, each vignette captioned with sitter’s name, 26.4 x 20.4cm. Minor foxing. Framed. Photographer’s line reads “By W’m Sargent, photo artist, 338 George St, Sydney.” Portraits include the Medical Association’s first President and Vice President, A. Renwick and A...... More
c1870s-1880s. Group of 8 albumen paper photographs, various annotations in pencil verso, including “North view of President’s Mansion”, sizes range from 20.9 x 31.8cm to 21.6 x 33.8cm. Foxing, surface loss, tears and missing portions to edges. Buildings include (1) The Treasury Building (Pennsylvania Ave); (2) The United States Capitol;..... More
c1880s. Group of 9 albumen paper photographs, two titled with one showing photographer’s line and numbered “1068” in negative lower centre and right, one with photographer’s blind stamp “W. Gray” lower right, some titled in pencil verso, sizes range from 14 x 19.9cm to 19.3 x 24.2cm. Foxing, creases, some..... More
c1880s. Group of 30 albumen paper photographs, some with negative number, title, signature and caption “Photo, San Francisco” in negative in lower portion, some titled in ink on backing below image or titled in pencil verso, 8.6 x 14.4cm to 24.3 x 19.5cm. Foxing, creases, tears to edges, some silvering..... More
c1880. Albumen paper photograph, titled in ink on backing below image, 15.5 x 20.2cm. Minor surface scuffs, slight stains and discolouration to upper edge, laid down on original backing. The National Library of Australia holds a postcard of this image, hand-coloured prior to reproduction. Lake Tyers Mission, also known as..... More
c1880. Albumen paper photograph, captioned in pencil verso, 19.4 x 15cm. Minor crinkles overall, small chips and repaired tears to edges of image. Caption continues “(Euc. amygdalina) at alt. 2430’, Div. Range. Height 300’, girth at 2’ up 64’.”. More
c1880. Albumen paper photograph, captioned in ink on accompanying slip from original album, 15.5 x 20.8cm. Discolouration to edges of image, laid down on original backing. Caption continues “Victr [Victoria]. 56 feet girth, 450 [feet] high, 1200 years old.” Held in National Museum of Australia, with the comment “‘Big Ben’..... More
c1880s. Group of four albumen paper photographs, each annotated in pencil verso, 5.8 x 9.5cm to 10.9 x 16.1cm. All with minor crinkles, silvering, discolouration or stains, two with missing portions or repaired tears. Annotations include “N. Police boat, Herbert River”, “Planter’s residence, Herbert River” and “[?] Creek, Kennedy District.”..... More