c1899-1900. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, 30.2 x 24.8cm. Foxing, cardboard remnants from original mount to right portion of image. Framed. Image taken from the Sydney Show (now Royal Easter Show). James Martin & Company sold agricultural machinery and was originally located at Clarence St, Sydney. Ref: NLA. 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. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, titled in pencil verso, 9.2 x 14.4cm. Lake Goldsmith is north west of Ballarat in Victoria. 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
c1900. Composite vintage silver gelatin photograph with four process-screen cut outs, caption and text attached on label below image, 18 x 12.6cm (photograph). Slight scuffing overall, laid down on original backing. As detailed on the label, the photograph shows portraits of the “late Sir Wm. a’Beckett, 1852-1857 [top left]; the..... 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
c1900s. Printout paper photograph, cabinet card format, titled in ink on photograph lower centre and on backing below image, studio line on backing left of image, 8.7 x 13.2cm. Laid down on original presentation backing. Studio line reads “Jas, Howe & Co., Moonta [SA]. Copy.” Copper was discovered in Blinman..... More
![Goldfields, Western Australia]. William Roy Millar, c. Aust](/pictures/thumb/CL194-89_02.jpg?v=1543548763)
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
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. 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
![Hobart Seen From The West]. Melvin Vaniman, Amer](/pictures/thumb/CL191-167.JPG?v=1513996423)
1904. Vintage platinum photograph, panorama, annotated and dated “registered 1904” and signed in negative lower left, 38.1 x 118.1cm. Repaired surface loss, missing portions, tears and scuffs to upper portion and edges, slight soiling. Laid down on acid-free backing. Image shows the city of Hobart and the harbour, taken from..... More
![Bennelong Point, Circular Quay And Dawes Point, Sydney]. Melvin Vaniman, American](/pictures/thumb/CL191-168.JPG?v=1513996423)
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
![Sydney Harbour]. Melvin Vaniman, American](/pictures/thumb/CL191-169.JPG?v=1513996423)
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
![Hobart From Salamanca Place, Tasmania]. Melvin Vaniman, American](/pictures/thumb/CL191-170.JPG?v=1513996423)
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
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
![The Basin, Bondi Coast [NSW]. Robert Vere Scott, Aust](/pictures/thumb/CL194-96_1.jpg?v=1543548782)
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. 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
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
![Alfred Dampier’s Farewell [Lyceum Theatre]. Kerry, Co, active Aust](/pictures/thumb/CL187-72.JPG?v=1496122682)
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
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
c1908. Printing-out paper, captioned and signed in ink on backing below image, 19.6 x 14.5cm. Edges of photograph lifting away from slightly foxed backing. Born in Jimbour, Queensland, Adolphus William Lund was the eldest son of August Lund (1840–1924), who was a leading business figure and citizen in Gin Gin..... 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
![Views Of The Illawarra, NSW]. Attrib. Algernon Edward Thornton Winn, Aust](/pictures/thumb/CL187-91_1.JPG?v=1496126073)
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