1913. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, photographer’s line in label on backing below image, titled and dated “March 1913” in ink on backing verso, 13.9 x 20.3cm. Minor scuffs, laid down on original presentation backing. Label reads “Northam & C.M. Nixon, Freemantle [sic].” The third generation in a family of photographers..... More
c1911-1913. Green-toned carbon print, titled and numbered “47” in ink in unknown hand on accompanying “Fine Art Society” exhibition label, 31.5 x 75.4cm. Cracks to image lower right, surface crazing, repaired portions, minor chips to edges, old mount burn. Label reads “This photograph is enlarged from a negative taken during..... More
![[Laying Of The Foundation Stone (Commencement Column) For The Naming Of Canberra, ACT]](/pictures/thumb/CL187-103_1.JPG?v=1496126651)
1913. Pair of vintage silver gelatin photographs, 11.4 x 16cm (each). Slight silvering, each laid down on original backing. Images show the laying of Canberra’s foundation stones for what was to be the “Commencement Column” on Capital Hill, on 12 March 1913. Present at the ceremony are the Governor-General Lord... More
![[Women Sewing For The War Effort, WWI]](/pictures/thumb/CL181-113.JPG?v=1486012319)
c1914. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, 10.9 x 15.4cm. Minor foxing, soiling and chips to edges of image, laid down on original backing. It’s our flag poster appears in the background. Ref: SLNSW. Throughout WWI, in Australia, “an estimated 10,000 patriotic clubs, societies and sewing circles sprang up to knit socks..... More
c1914. Pair of vintage silver gelatin photographs, one in postcard format, each annotated in pencil verso, 8 x 12.8cm, 14.1 x 20.2cm. One with creases, cracking, indentations, minor silvering, laid down on original backing. Annotations include “Shop and Alma, 222 High St, Northcote” and “Built 1914, lived there 12 years.”... More
c1914. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, titled and priced by one of Cazneaux’s daughters in pencil verso, 21 x 19.5cm. Slight developing flaws to left edge of image. Framed. The price of $500, listed verso, originates from an exhibition held in 1984 at the Australian Centre for Photography in Paddington. Provenance... More
c1890s/1914. Consisting of 60 vintage silver gelatin photographs in a leather-bound album with gilt text and marbled endpapers, annotated in two hands and dated in ink on second page, each photograph captioned in negative or in letterpress label on image lower left, 23.8 x 28.9cm to 27.5 x 35.1cm. Minor... More
c1915. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, annotated in ink on image lower centre and verso, 20.6 x 15.1cm. Slight stains, scuffs. Annotations include “George McLennan, Sydney Police Force, died 1932. Father of Jessie, Ross and Heather.” George McLennan (1865-1932) resigned from the police force in 1925. More
1915. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, titled and dated “July 30th 1915” in ink on backing below image, 15.3 x 20.8cm. Silvering, soiling and scuffs, chips to edges, laid down on original backing. Shows a group of people in fancy dress on a float. Signs on banner and side of wagon... More
![George McLennan, First NSW Police Motor Cyclist, [On AJS Motorcycle. Outside Art Gallery Of New South Wales, Sydney]](/pictures/thumb/CL169-97_1.JPG?v=1492491464)
c1915. Silver gelatin photograph, captioned and annotated in ink on image lower right and verso, 14.1 x 19.4cm. Slight tear to right edge of image, minor stains, scuffs and silvering to image, laid down on old backing. Annotations include “Born 2-10-1865, son of John Ross McLennan and Jessie (nee McIntyre)..... More
c1915. Silver gelatin photograph, titled in negative lower left, photographer’s blind stamp on image lower right, annotated in ink verso, 14.7 x 20.5cm. Creases and scuffs overall, slight tears and minor surface loss to edges of image. Stamp reads “Milton C. Kent [Aust., 1888-1965], 131 Cardigan Street, Stanmore, NSW.” Annotation..... More
![Special School Of Instruction For Acting SSMs, [Staff Sergeant Majors] Sydney](/pictures/thumb/CL169-101.JPG?v=1492492604)
1915. Silver gelatin photograph, titled, annotated “Sydney” and dated “September 1915” in negative lower left to right, photographer’s line in letterpress, 15.1 x 20.3cm. Minor silvering, scuffs, slight stains and foxing, laid down on original backing. Photographer’s line reads “Cooper & Robbins, 111 Elizabeth St, Sydney.” The school’s mascot, possibly..... More
![[Young Man With Indian Motorcycle And Sidecar]. Milton C. Kent, Aust.](/pictures/thumb/CL169-102.JPG?v=1492492604)
1915. Silver gelatin photograph, photographer’s blind stamp on image lower right, dated “13 March 1915” in pencil in an unknown hand verso, 14.6 x 20.6cm. Slight stains to centre of image, minor scuffs and crinkles overall. Stamp reads “Milton C. Kent, Haberfield, NSW.”. More
c1915. Silver gelatin photograph, postcard format, 13.7 x 8.7cm. Slight silvering and foxing, minor discolouration. Duke Paoa Kahinu Mokoe Hulikohola Kahanamoku (1890-1968) was a Hawaiian-American competition swimmer credited with spreading the sport of surfing. Kahanamoku, a five-time Olympic medallist in swimming, was brought to Australia in 1915 to display his... More
![NSW Gov’t Tramways, Steam Lines. Steam Motor Car On The Arncliffe-Bexley Line [NSW]](/pictures/thumb/CL174-94.JPG?v=1492657161)
c1915. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, captioned and annotated “19” in ink with faint stamps verso, 15.4 x 20.4cm. Minor crinkles overall and chips to edges of margins. Stamps include “Photograph by [C.F. Davey], Sydney, NSW” and “International Association of Railway Correspondents.” The Arncliffe to Bexley steam tramway operated from 1909..... More
![Dry Canteen, Cootamundra Military Training Depot NSW [WWI]](/pictures/thumb/CL194-113.jpg?v=1543548341)
c1915. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, captioned in negative lower left, “Matte Studios” blindstamp lower right, 15.6 x 20.4cm. Minor tear to lower edge and silvering to corners, laid down on original backing. During WWI, Cootamundra Depot Camp was opened in 1915 to temporarily accommodate 200 newly-enlisted troops. Ref: Young Witness, 17.8.1915. More
![Australian Imperial Camel Corps, No. 2 Company, Sollum, Western Frontier, Egypt [WWI]](/pictures/thumb/CL185-26.JPG?v=1486013082)
c1916. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, caption in letterpress label affixed to backing below image, 15.4 x 24cm. Slight foxing and minor silvering overall, laid down on original card. Caption continues “T. Henley, MP, riding along front. No. 1 [in] front row: Liet. T.W. Morgan, Sydney.”. More
![[E.G. Baker With 1916 Model Indian Motorcycle, Outside Art Gallery Of New South Wales, Sydney]](/pictures/thumb/CL169-103_1.JPG?v=1492492604)
c1916. Silver gelatin photograph, annotated “Art Gallery NSW” and “1916 model” in ink with photographer’s blind stamp on image upper and lower right, various publishing annotations verso, 15.2 x 20.3cm. Crinkles and stains overall, tears, missing portions and pinholes to edges of image, tape verso. Stamp reads “Milton C. Kent..... More
![[Australian Soldiers With Sphinx, Giza, Egypt]](/pictures/thumb/CL174-105_1.JPG?v=1492657529)
1916. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, faded annotations in ink on upper portion of image, inscribed, signed and dated “15/2/16” in ink verso, 17.4 x 23cm. Missing portions and tears to edges of image, stains and slight crinkles overall. Annotations read “Frank O’Connor, Sydney; Joe Meagher, Sydney; Norm Mahoney, Windsor; [A…]..... More
![Ready For The Show [Man With Large Beets]](/pictures/thumb/CL191-38.JPG?v=1513996508)
1916. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, captioned and dated “Sept 1916” in lower margin, 6.9 x 9.7cm. It is likely the depicted farmer was readying produce for an agricultural show such as that held in Melbourne between the 26th and 30th of September in 1916. (At the time, the Royal Agricultural... More
1917. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, signed and titled in pencil on backing below image, 19.5 x 12.8cm. Creases and slight soiling to lower portion of image, minor chips to upper edge, foxing not affecting image, tipped to original backing. From Bostock’s A Portfolio of Art Photographs, editioned 15 out of... More
![Landscape, Ryde [NSW]. Cecil W. Bostock, Aust.](/pictures/thumb/CL185-48.JPG?v=1486013101)
1917. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, titled and signed in pencil on backing below image, 15.7 x 20.5cm. Creases, minor stains and chips to lower corners, slight soiling to image upper right, foxing not affecting image, tipped to original backing. From Bostock’s A Portfolio of Art Photographs, editioned 15 out of... More
1917. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, annotated “E1220” in an unknown hand in pencil with partially obscured stamp verso, typed caption with date on accompanying slip, 15.1 x 20.2cm. Minor stains and foxing to image, glue and paper remnants verso. Stamp includes “Australian official photo no. Purchased from Australian War Museum..... More
1917. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, annotated “E4607” in pencil with stamp verso, typed caption with date on accompanying slip, 15.1 x 20.2cm. Minor foxing overall, glue and paper remnants verso. Caption continues “In Belgium, on September 19th, 1917, the day prior to the entry of the Aust. troops to the... More
![[Looking Through A Ruined Cathedral Window Onto A Battlefield Cemetery]. Frank Hurley, Aust.](/pictures/thumb/CL172-94.JPG?v=1492650086)
1917. Vintage toned silver gelatin photograph, exhibition print, annotated “Cemetery of Vlamertinge” in an unknown hand in pencil verso, 20.2 x 15.4cm. Minor repair and stain to upper centre of image, slight creases overall. Illustrated in Ennis, Man with a Camera: Frank Hurley Overseas, 2002, p41, and Millar, From Snowdrift... More