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

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

1906. Pair of printout paper photographs, captioned and dated in a contemporary hand in pencil verso, 13.5 x 18.5cm, 14.2 x 20.6cm. Crinkles to edges. Captions read “A.W. Canning and party at Wiluna, en route for Kimberley, 1906 (Trotman, 2nd in command);” and “A.W. Canning’s camel team leaving Wiluna for..... More

1905/1906. Photogravure, panorama, caption and text “Printed in Vienna” above and below image, 27.4 x 90.2cm. Framed. This photogravure is after a 1905 oil painting by Laurence William Wilson held in the State Library of Victoria. The view is from an elevated site in the Queen Victoria Gardens. It shows..... 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

c1909. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, postcard format, annotated in ink verso, 8.6 x 13.6cm. Minor surface loss, silvering to edges of image. An advertisement in The Wellington Times [NSW], 1909, states “A short time ago I [T.J. Arniel] started a business in Maughan Street for the purpose of giving the..... More

1910. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, postcard format, autographed “Best wishes, Harry Houdini” and dated “4/1/11 [April 1st]” in ink on right side of image, caption and erroneous date “March 15th” in negative lower right, 9.1 x 11.7cm. Trimmed edges, minor scuffing, paper remnants and old glue stains verso. Caption continues..... More