![Item #CL172-29 [Hill End Gold Mine, NSW]. Charles Bayliss, Henry Beaufoy Merlin, Aust](/pictures/thumb/CL172-29.jpg?v=1492648609)
[Hill End Gold Mine, NSW]
c1873. Albumen paper photograph, 22.9 x 28.7cm. Missing upper left corner of image, uneven edges with minor tears and chips, slight stains overall. Provenance: Holtermann family. More
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![Item #CL181-68 [Abraham L. Levy]. Moses Moss, fl. c1858-c1889 Aust](/pictures/thumb/CL181-68.jpg?v=1486012452)
[Abraham L. Levy]
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
Views Of Bendigo No. 2. New Chum Line Of Reef
1875. Albumen paper photograph, title, photographer’s line “N.J. Caire, photo, Sandhurst”, printer’s line “J.W. Forbes, Agent. Welch, Typo” and captions in letterpress on backing, 12.7 x 18.1cm (photograph), 25.7 x 30.5cm (backing). Foxing, soiling, stains and cockling, laid down on original presentation backing. Captions read “Lazarus’ Crushing Plant; Bonati’s Company;..... More
![Item #CL174-30 [NSW Naval Brigade Portraits]. John Hubert Newman, Aust](/pictures/thumb/CL174-30.jpg?v=1492653644)
[NSW Naval Brigade Portraits]
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
[Sir William Wellington Cairns]
c1875. Albumen paper photograph, carte-de-visite format, “Metcalfe & Glaister” blind stamp below image lower right and studio line on backing verso, 9 x 5.8cm. Slight foxing and stains, laid down on original backing. Studio line reads “Metcalfe & Glaister, photographic artists. Queen Street, Brisbane.” Held in SLNSW. Sir William Wellington..... More
F Class Locomotive In The Central Highlands Region [Victoria]
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
Thomas & Foster, Grocers, Drapers, Ironmongers & Co. and The Granary [Parkes, NSW]
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
![Item #CL191-18 Circular Quay From Garden Palace [Detail From Panorama of Sydney]. Charles...](/pictures/thumb/CL191-18.jpg?v=1513996494)
Circular Quay From Garden Palace [Detail From Panorama of Sydney]
1879. Albumen paper photograph, titled and dated “about 1879” in pencil in an unknown hand, 21.2 x 28.6cm. Minor silvering and paper loss to right edge. This image formed part of a panorama by Bayliss, which was re-discovered in the National Library of Australia in 2003. The panorama was photographed..... More
Garden Palace Exhibition Building [Sydney]
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
Panel From Bayliss’ Sydney Panorama Taken From The Dome Of The International Exhibition Building
c1879. Albumen paper photograph, 38.1 x 55cm. Discolouration, crinkles and slight foxing to edges, surface loss and missing portions to upper and left edges, laid down on old linen, with original upper edge of print folded back and worn, and blind stamp showing through to verso of canvas. Charles Bayliss..... More
![Item #CL185-11 On The Nepean [NSW]. Charles Bayliss, Australian](/pictures/thumb/CL185-11.jpg?v=1486013023)
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
Australian Emu
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
New South Wales Branch Of The British Medical Association, (First Series)
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
Native Cottages, Lake Tyers [Victoria]
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
![Item #CL191-20 Mountain Ash [Marysville, Victoria]. Attrib. Nicholas Caire, Australian](/pictures/thumb/CL191-20.jpg?v=1513996497)
Mountain Ash [Marysville, Victoria]
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
![Item #CL191-21 Big Ben, The Largest Tree [Victoria]. Attrib. Nicholas Caire, Australian](/pictures/thumb/CL191-21.jpg?v=1513996497)
Big Ben, The Largest Tree [Victoria]
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
[Native Police Troopers, Herbert River, Queensland]
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
[Afghan Camel Teams, Wilcannia, NSW]
c1880s. Two printing-out paper photographs, cabinet card format, studio line on backing left or right, 9.5 x 14.4cm (approx. each). Scuffing, indentations, laid down on original backing. Studio line reads “Stevens & Co., Wilcannia and Silverton.” One image depicts a camel team in front of “Frew, Wright & Co. Wine..... More
[Queensland Trans-Continental Railway Expedition Members]
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
![Item #CL187-52 [Torrens River, Adelaide, South Australia]. Captain Sweet, British/Aust](/pictures/thumb/CL187-52.jpg?v=1496122614)
[Torrens River, Adelaide, South Australia]
c1881. Albumen paper photograph, title transferred from original backing by restorer in pencil verso, 16.2 x 21.2cm. Minor missing portion to lower edge. Laid down on acid-free backing. Erroneously titled “Torrens Lake.” Similar image held in State Library of SA with text “…The buildings visible in the background are possibly..... More
![Item #CL191-24 [“Ivanhoe” In Dry Dock, Melbourne]. Charles Nettleton, Aust](/pictures/thumb/CL191-24.jpg?v=1513996499)
[“Ivanhoe” In Dry Dock, Melbourne]
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
“The West Bourke Plate Galop” [Sir William John Clarke]
c1878-1882. Sheet music in letterpress with albumen paper photograph laid down on cover, signed by a “Jane W., Smith” and photographer’s line “Foster & Martin” in ink upper right and on photograph lower right, 7.5 x 6.3cm (photograph), 36.6 x 27.1cm (paper). Slight foxing and soiling, minor tears to edges..... More
[Garden Palace, Sydney, Before And After Its Destruction By Fire]
c1879-1882. Group of seven albumen paper photographs, some captioned in negative, some annotated in pencil verso or on old backing, three with photographer’s stamp verso, sizes from 10.2 x 18.6cm to 26.3 x 35.4cm. Slight stains, creases, repaired tears to some images. Photographer’s stamp reads “J. Paine Photo, Sydney [Aust...... More
Montague-Turner Opera Company
c1882. Pair of albumen paper photographs, photographer’s line on backing below image, 43.3 x 25.9cm (approx. each). Slight foxing and discolouration, minor missing portions to edges, laid down on original presentation backing. Text reads “Boyd. 250 & 252 George St [Sydney]. Miss Annis Montague as Mignon. Mr Chas. Turner as..... More
Dominic Sonsee and William Robinson [Dwarf Combination Company, Australia]
c1882. Two albumen paper photographs, carte-de-visite format, each sitter’s name in pencil or ink with studio line on backing verso, 9.7 x 5.7cm (each). Slight foxing, laid down on original backing. Studio line reads “Slade [William Joseph], Hunter Street, Newcastle, NSW.” Sitter Dominic Sonsee (c1850–1883), who was two feet in..... More