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

1901. Three albumen paper photographs, consisting of two- and five-panel panoramas, sizes range from 25.5 x 67cm to 29.7 x 127cm. Slight foxing and repaired minor missing portions. Linen-backed. The images depict: (1) [Centennial Park, Sydney, During the Celebration of Federation], two-panel panorama. Held in NLA; (2) [Awaiting of Lord..... More

1904. Vintage platinum photograph, panorama, annotated and dated “registered 1904” and signed in negative lower left, 38.1 x 118.1cm. Repaired missing portions and tears to edges, minor scuffs and slight soiling to upper portion. Laid down on acid-free backing. Image taken from the mast of a ship on Sydney Harbour..... More

1904. Watercolour with gouache, signed “L.J. Kennedy” and dated in ink on image lower right, 45.3 x 65.1cm. Old mount burn, minor scuffing to edges. Built in 1897, the Wallaroo was part of the ferry fleet of the North Shore Steam Ferry Company (renamed Sydney Ferries, Ltd in 1899). Ref..... More

1905. Silver gelatin photograph, letterpress text on backing above and below image, 19 x 13.2cm. Repaired tears and missing portions, crinkles, laid down on original backing. Provenance: Fred Lane estate. Text includes “H.W. [sic] Baker, F.C.V. Lane (Capt.), C. Healy, A. Wickham, R. Baker. World’s record time: 5 min. 17..... 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

1909. Printout paper photograph, “artistic photograph” blind stamped on backing, annotated and dated in ink with partially obscured postmark for “Hanoi” on backing verso, 9.8 x 13.5cm. Minor stains, scuffs and crazing, laid down on original backing. Annotation reads “Mrs. J. Couttie, Barkly St, Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia. 15.11.09. Photo..... More