c1915-1919. Silver gelatin photograph, captioned in ink on slip mounted below image, 22.8 x 29.1cm. Small stains overall. Framed. Caption continues “Corp. McDonough, Corp. Shakes, Sgt. Welisdon, Corp. Sharp, Sgt. Hanlon, Sgt. Mjr. Rowe, Capt. Toop, Capt. Walt DSO VD, Lieut. Reid, Sgt. Mjr. Ward.”. More
c1940s–1980s. Forty-two (42) vintage silver gelatin photographs, most annotated with ship names and various details in ink and pencil, some with photographer’s stamps from locations in Victoria, Hobart (Tasmania), Wales and Kent (UK) verso, 9 x 14cm (approx. each). Slight scuffing, stains and crinkles overall. Images include Australian tug boats..... More
c1906. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, postcard format, caption in image, 8.7 x 13.8cm. Silvering. Stirling Water Tube Boilers were first introduced at Ryde Water Pumping Station in 1906. Built in 1891, the pumping station had significant “impact on Sydney life...[During] the early 1900s, Sydney was not only in continual drought..... More
1871. Albumen paper photograph, numbered “278” in negative centre right, titled and annotated “in 1871” in pencil verso, 17.7 x 27.2cm. Slight foxing overall, surface loss, chips, repaired tears and minor creases to edges. The old Survey Offices were behind the Lands Department Building on the corner of Bent and..... More
c1959-1973. Collection of 79 vintage silver gelatin photographs, most annotated with negative number in pencil and some with studio stamp verso, sizes from 8.1 x 13.2cm to 30 x 23cm. Minor crinkles or discolouration to edges of some images. Stamps include “Australian Air Photos, 156 Kingsgrove Rd, Kingsgrove, NSW.”. More
1917-1918. Group of four photographs:. (1) Two vintage silver gelatin photographs, date and captions in letterpress in window below image, 19.2 x 24.5cm (approx. each image). Silvering overall, slight foxing to one image. Mounted together in original frame. Text includes “S.G.S. 2nd IV., Winners, 1918. R.E. Ludowici; R.E. Hargreaves; G.E...... More
c1932. Orotone photograph on glass, title and text in negative lower left to right, annotated in pencil on accompanying Columbia Pictures envelope, 20.2 x 25.3cm (glass). Minor surface loss verso. Text reads “Bronze art plaque. Pat. app’d for.” Annotation reads “Excelsior Photo Co.” An orotone photograph is created by printing..... More
c1928-1930s. Consisting of 38 items including hand-coloured dye-line print plan, panoramic and other silver gelatin photographs, pencil drawing, etching, gouache illustration design, colour lithograph poster, certificate, and various process lithograph and process screen prints, several items signed or dated, most titled or captioned, sizes from 6 x 10.5cm to 100.3..... More
1870. Albumen paper photograph, titled and dated in white highlight on image lower right, 13.2 x 20.5cm. Repaired tears to upper left edge, laid down on card. More
c1900s–1910s. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, postcard format, captioned in negative lower left, 8.7 x 13.8cm. Minor chips to edges. The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate between 1908 and 1914, reported that Thomas Curran was contracted to build roads between Huntingdon and Comboyne, and for the Walcha Road on..... More
c1909. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, postcard format, annotated in ink verso, 8.6 x 13.6cm. Minor surface loss, silvering to edges of image. An advertisement in The Wellington Times [NSW], 1909, states “A short time ago I [T.J. Arniel] started a business in Maughan Street for the purpose of giving the..... 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
c1877. Two albumen paper photographs, carte-de-visite format, numbered “1” and “2” in ink on backing left of image, “Sydney Photographic Company [A. Smithers]” studio line on backing verso, 6 x 9.3cm (each). Slight stains and scuffing, laid down on original backing with some foxing. These photographs show staff and children..... More
1916. Silver gelatin photograph, press print, caption, date “Jan. 22, 1916” and text which includes “from the N.Y.H. Service” and “Amer. Ant. Soc.” stamped verso with attached small newspaper clipping with same caption, 16.7 x 21.6cm. Minor creases and tears to corners and edges. This photograph, originating from the New..... 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. 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
1959. (a) President Eisenhower Welcomes Aust. Prime Minister Robert G. Menzies To The White House. 1959. Silver gelatin photograph, text including date in image upper left to right, 17.3 x 21.7cm. Minor surface cracking overall, slight creases to edges. Text continues “Menzies is one of the many political and diplomatic..... More
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c1859. Pair of albumen paper photographs, one captioned in ink on backing above image, the other captioned in ink verso, 9.5 x 7.1cm, 9.7 x 7cm. One with slight crinkles and mottled surface; the other with slight creases, soiling, dents. Illustrated in Masterpieces of Australian Photography, Josef Lebovic Gallery, 1989..... More
c1942. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, autographed and inscribed in ink on image lower right, 23.9 x 15.6cm (image). Slight foxing, paper remnants to left margin. Inscription reads “Good luck. Vic Patrick. Light and Welter Champion of Aust.” Victor “Vic” Patrick Lucca (Aust., 1920-2006) was an Australian professional boxer and referee..... More
c1900. Group of three albumen paper photographs, numbered “2827” or “2821” in negative lower right, one annotated “Victoria Mounted Rifles, 194 FGOS” in negative lower centre, 27.6 x 21.4cm (approx. each). Slight stains to images, creases and surface loss to corners and edges, laid down on old backing. One of..... More
c1900. Composite vintage silver gelatin photograph with four process-screen cut outs, caption and text attached on label below image, 18 x 12.6cm (photograph). Slight scuffing overall, laid down on original backing. As detailed on the label, the photograph shows portraits of the “late Sir Wm. a’Beckett, 1852-1857 [top left]; the..... More
1971. Fifty-nine (59) vintage silver gelatin photographs in a wood-veneer photo album, captioned and dated “Newcastle 1971, by J.G. Kennewell” on inside cover, each photograph annotated in ink by different hands on margins, 11.6 x 14.3cm to 14 x 18cm (photographs). Minor water damage to first photograph, each laid down..... 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
c1890s. Group of five photographs comprising one albumen paper and four printout paper photographs, one titled and annotated “139” with photographer’s line in negative lower left to right, and photographer’s blind stamp to image lower left, one initialled “R.D.B.” and dated “‘93” in negative lower left, four titled in pencil..... More
c1870s. Group of eight albumen paper photographs, stereo card format, each with caption and most with photographer’s name in ink or on original label on backing verso, 7.7 x 14.1cm to 7.5 x 14.9cm. Foxing, soiling; each laid down on original backing. Captions include (1) From summit of Mount Wellington..... More