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

c1890s-1900s. Comprising 69 photographs, of which 46 are printout paper and 23 are vintage silver gelatin photographs with three process screen prints in postcard format, some images captioned or dated in ink or pencil on backing, one image, which appears to have been reprinted circa 1960, is annotated in pencil..... More

c1900. Printout paper photograph, titled in pencil with faint partial photographer’s stamp verso, 8.5 x 15cm. Stamp reads “E.G. Rome, Photographic Artist…WA.” Cancelled portion of title reads “Near Darling Ranges.” Sign on corrugated iron building reads “Railway Bakery.”. More

c1900s. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, eight-panel panorama, not joined, 10.2 x 15.4cm (approx. each). Slight silvering, stains, minor creases to edges. This panorama begins in Parramatta Park, at the curve of the Parramatta River. The view shows a truss bridge over the river, then sweeps up to George Street where..... More

c1900. Printout paper photograph, titled in pencil verso, 21.7 x 28.7cm. Crease with cracking, repaired tears and surface loss to left edge. The image appears to be posed, showing two Aboriginal families, and several dogs. Nine of the children are standing on the left, two women with one child are..... More

c1901. Two printout paper photographs, one image with photographer’s line in negative lower left, studio stamp on backing verso, 14.9 x 20.3cm (each). Slight foxing and stains, minor missing portions, laid down on original backing. Studio stamp reads “W. Roy Millar, Photographer. Bayley St, Coolgardie.” British-born William Roy Millar “is..... More

1904. Pair of vintage silver gelatin photographs, 21 x 15.2cm, 20.1 x 14.4cm. Slight stains, foxing, discolouration and scuffs overall, each laid down on original backing. Text on depicted floats includes “Golden Square. Bendigo Easter Fair 1904.” Gold was discovered in Bendigo in the spring of 1851, about 200 metres..... More

c1904. Vintage platinum photograph, panorama, annotated “registered” and signed in negative lower right, 37.6 x 117.8cm. Stains, soiling and minor surface loss to upper portion, repaired tears and missing portions to edges. Laid down on acid-free backing. This is believed to be the first aerial photograph taken in Australia. It..... More

c1905. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, panorama, titled with photographer’s line in negative lower left, 23.1 x 56.9cm. Silvering, laid down on original backing. Framed. Image shows the northern headland of Bondi Beach. Similar image held in NGA. More

1905. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, photographer’s blind stamp “S. Cocks Photo” below image on backing, captioned and dated in a later hand in pencil on backing verso, 14.8 x 20cm. Slight silvering, minor chips to edges, laid down on original backing. Photographer’s work held in State Library of NSW. In..... More

1897/1906. Vintage silver gelatin photograph with letterpress, studio blind stamp on original backing below image, date “24 September 1897” transferred in pencil to new backing verso, 41.2 x 53.7cm. Repaired tears and missing portions, slight discolouration to image centre and left. Laid down on acid-free tissue. An advertisement in the..... 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

c1908. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, postcard format, title, caption and photographer’s line in negative lower right, annotated in ink verso, 13.4 x 8.6cm. Slight scuffing, creases. Text reads “19. ‘A right to the body, & ready for shift.’ Kerry, Sydney.” Annotation reads “Mind you don’t get a punch in the..... More