c1872. Pair of albumen paper photographs, carte-de-visite format, each with studio stamp and numbered “18278” and “18329” respectively in pencil verso, 6 x 10.1cm (approx. each image). Minor foxing, each laid down on original backing. Studio stamp reads “American & Australasian Photographic Company. Sydney Office. 324 George Street.” Illustrated in..... More

1872. Albumen paper photograph, eleven-panel panorama, 16.5 x 204.5cm. Repainted portion to one image, repaired minor tears to edges. Linen-backed. This panorama shows Ballarat from the east, moving south along Armstrong Street. Businesses include Holmes’s Bank Hotel, Edinburgh Castle Hotel, Wests Hotel, Town Hall Hotel, Stork Hotel, and Ballarat Auction..... More

c1875. Hand-coloured albumen paper photograph, carte-de-visite format, printed photographer’s line and inscribed by sitter in ink on backing verso, 10.6 x 6.4cm. Slight soiling, crinkles, laid down on original backing. Photographer’s line reads “M. Moss, photographic artist, opposite the Bank of NSW, West Maitland.” Inscription reads “Yours truly, Abraham L...... More

1875. Albumen paper photograph, captioned and dated “24th May 1875” in image lower centre, photographer’s blind stamp on backing below image, 26.8 x 20.5cm. Slight foxing overall, minor surface loss to upper edge, laid down on original backing. Framed. Caption reads “Presented by the officers of the NSW Naval Brigade..... More

c1875. Albumen paper photograph, carte-de-visite format, collectors’ annotations in ink and pencil on backing verso, 6 x 9.9cm. Slight foxing and soiling, laid down on original backing. “Three engine crew pose with Victorian Railways F class 2-4-0 type steam locomotive No. 98 (built by Beyer Peacock, Manchester, 1873). The engine is..... More

c1878. Pair of albumen paper photographs, carte-de-visite format, one annotated and dated in ink and each with studio line printed on backing below image or verso, 9.2 x 5.9cm, 8.7 x 5.7cm. One image slightly faded. Annotation includes names of sitters: “J. Julius, S.W. Hartley, Harry Salmon, W. Sewell, J. Park”, their..... More

c1879. Three albumen paper photographs, one with “J. Paine” studio stamp and “J.R. Clarke” publisher’s stamp verso, another is attributed to Charles Bayliss, 9.1 x 12.6cm to 24.1 x 28.7cm. Foxing, minor crinkles and tears to edges. The Garden Palace is shown from three vantage points: the front entrance with..... 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

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

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

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

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

c1881. Albumen paper photograph with pencil detailing, text including photographer’s line in letterpress on backing below image, 21.5 x 27.4cm. Foxing, laid down on original backing. Photographer’s line reads “C. Nettleton, Photo., Melbourne.” Illustrated in Calado, Ingenuity: Photography and Engineering 1846-2006, plate 184. There is an entry in the Melbourne..... More