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

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

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. Vintage platinum photograph, panorama, annotated and dated “registered 1904” and signed in negative lower right, 37.6 x 118.1cm. Repaired tears and missing portions to lower centre and edges, slight stains to upper portion. Laid down on acid-free backing. This image was taken from the mast of a ship berthed..... 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

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

1908. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, titled and dated “Sydney, Sept. 1908” in ink on backing below image, annotated “Sydney” with photographer’s name “C. McDowell” and dated “8/9/08” in ink on backing verso, 11.5 x 9.4cm. Minor foxing, discolouration and scuffs, laid down on original backing. Depicts the third and fourth..... More

1909. Three vintage silver gelatin photographs, postcard format, each titled in negative lower centre, all postmarked or dated “April 1909” in ink with inscriptions verso, 8.9 x 14cm (approx. each). Minor silvering or stains to images. Titles read (1) South Coast Rd towards Bulli Pass, Thirroul; (2) Towards Thirroul from..... More

1910. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, captioned and dated “Jan. 1910” in ink with photographer’s blind stamp on backing below image, list of depicted dignitaries and officers in ink on original frame backing verso, 15.4 x 20.3cm. Slight foxing and silvering, minor chips to edges, laid down on original backing. Original..... More