1913. Pair of vintage silver gelatin photographs, 11.4 x 16cm (each). Slight silvering, each laid down on original backing. Images show the laying of Canberra’s foundation stones for what was to be the “Commencement Column” on Capital Hill, on 12 March 1913. Present at the ceremony are the Governor-General Lord... More about Laying Of The Foundation Stone (Commencement Column) For The Naming Of Canberra, ACT
c1914. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, 10.9 x 15.4cm. Minor foxing, soiling and chips to edges of image, laid down on original backing. It’s our flag poster appears in the background. Ref: SLNSW. Throughout WWI, in Australia, “an estimated 10,000 patriotic clubs, societies and sewing circles sprang up to knit socks..... More about Women Sewing For The War Effort, WWI
c1914. Pair of vintage silver gelatin photographs, one in postcard format, each annotated in pencil verso, 8 x 12.8cm, 14.1 x 20.2cm. One with creases, cracking, indentations, minor silvering, laid down on original backing. Annotations include “Shop and Alma, 222 High St, Northcote” and “Built 1914, lived there 12 years.”... More about Fern Confectionery Palace, High St, Northcote, Victoria
c1914. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, titled and priced by one of Cazneaux’s daughters in pencil verso, 21 x 19.5cm. Slight developing flaws to left edge of image. Framed. The price of $500, listed verso, originates from an exhibition held in 1984 at the Australian Centre for Photography in Paddington. Provenance... More about Pavement Artist
c1890s/1914. Consisting of 60 vintage silver gelatin photographs in a leather-bound album with gilt text and marbled endpapers, annotated in two hands and dated in ink on second page, each photograph captioned in negative or in letterpress label on image lower left, 23.8 x 28.9cm to 27.5 x 35.1cm. Minor... More about Photographs, Scenic And Industrial, New South Wales, Australia
c1915. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, annotated in ink on image lower centre and verso, 20.6 x 15.1cm. Slight stains, scuffs. Annotations include “George McLennan, Sydney Police Force, died 1932. Father of Jessie, Ross and Heather.” George McLennan (1865-1932) resigned from the police force in 1925. More about NSW Police Officers, Group Portrait, Sydney
1915. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, titled and dated “July 30th 1915” in ink on backing below image, 15.3 x 20.8cm. Silvering, soiling and scuffs, chips to edges, laid down on original backing. Shows a group of people in fancy dress on a float. Signs on banner and side of wagon... More about Australia Day, Adelaide
c1915. Silver gelatin photograph, captioned and annotated in ink on image lower right and verso, 14.1 x 19.4cm. Slight tear to right edge of image, minor stains, scuffs and silvering to image, laid down on old backing. Annotations include “Born 2-10-1865, son of John Ross McLennan and Jessie (nee McIntyre)..... More about George McLennan, First NSW Police Motor Cyclist, [On AJS Motorcycle. Outside Art Gallery Of New...
c1915. Silver gelatin photograph, titled in negative lower left, photographer’s blind stamp on image lower right, annotated in ink verso, 14.7 x 20.5cm. Creases and scuffs overall, slight tears and minor surface loss to edges of image. Stamp reads “Milton C. Kent [Aust., 1888-1965], 131 Cardigan Street, Stanmore, NSW.” Annotation..... More about Some Of The NSW Police On AJS Motors
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1915. Silver gelatin photograph, titled, annotated “Sydney” and dated “September 1915” in negative lower left to right, photographer’s line in letterpress, 15.1 x 20.3cm. Minor silvering, scuffs, slight stains and foxing, laid down on original backing. Photographer’s line reads “Cooper & Robbins, 111 Elizabeth St, Sydney.” The school’s mascot, possibly..... More about Special School Of Instruction For Acting SSMs, [Staff Sergeant Majors] Sydney
![Young Man With Indian Motorcycle And Sidecar]. Milton C. Kent, Aust](/pictures/thumb/CL169-102.JPG?v=1492492604)
1915. Silver gelatin photograph, photographer’s blind stamp on image lower right, dated “13 March 1915” in pencil in an unknown hand verso, 14.6 x 20.6cm. Slight stains to centre of image, minor scuffs and crinkles overall. Stamp reads “Milton C. Kent, Haberfield, NSW.”. More about Young Man With Indian Motorcycle And Sidecar
c1915. Silver gelatin photograph, postcard format, 13.7 x 8.7cm. Slight silvering and foxing, minor discolouration. Duke Paoa Kahinu Mokoe Hulikohola Kahanamoku (1890-1968) was a Hawaiian-American competition swimmer credited with spreading the sport of surfing. Kahanamoku, a five-time Olympic medallist in swimming, was brought to Australia in 1915 to display his... More about Duke Paoa Kahanamoku
c1915. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, captioned and annotated “19” in ink with faint stamps verso, 15.4 x 20.4cm. Minor crinkles overall and chips to edges of margins. Stamps include “Photograph by [C.F. Davey], Sydney, NSW” and “International Association of Railway Correspondents.” The Arncliffe to Bexley steam tramway operated from 1909..... More about NSW Gov’t Tramways, Steam Lines. Steam Motor Car On The Arncliffe-Bexley Line [NSW
c1915. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, captioned in negative lower left, “Matte Studios” blindstamp lower right, 15.6 x 20.4cm. Minor tear to lower edge and silvering to corners, laid down on original backing. During WWI, Cootamundra Depot Camp was opened in 1915 to temporarily accommodate 200 newly-enlisted troops. Ref: Young Witness, 17.8.1915. More about Dry Canteen, Cootamundra Military Training Depot NSW [WWI
c1916. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, caption in letterpress label affixed to backing below image, 15.4 x 24cm. Slight foxing and minor silvering overall, laid down on original card. Caption continues “T. Henley, MP, riding along front. No. 1 [in] front row: Liet. T.W. Morgan, Sydney.”. More about Australian Imperial Camel Corps, No. 2 Company, Sollum, Western Frontier, Egypt [WWI
c1916. Silver gelatin photograph, annotated “Art Gallery NSW” and “1916 model” in ink with photographer’s blind stamp on image upper and lower right, various publishing annotations verso, 15.2 x 20.3cm. Crinkles and stains overall, tears, missing portions and pinholes to edges of image, tape verso. Stamp reads “Milton C. Kent..... More about E.G. Baker With 1916 Model Indian Motorcycle, Outside Art Gallery Of New South Wales, Sydney
1916. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, faded annotations in ink on upper portion of image, inscribed, signed and dated “15/2/16” in ink verso, 17.4 x 23cm. Missing portions and tears to edges of image, stains and slight crinkles overall. Annotations read “Frank O’Connor, Sydney; Joe Meagher, Sydney; Norm Mahoney, Windsor; [A…]..... More about Australian Soldiers With Sphinx, Giza, Egypt
1916. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, captioned and dated “Sept 1916” in lower margin, 6.9 x 9.7cm. It is likely the depicted farmer was readying produce for an agricultural show such as that held in Melbourne between the 26th and 30th of September in 1916. (At the time, the Royal Agricultural... More about Ready For The Show [Man With Large Beets
1915/1916. Vintage toned silver gelatin photograph, signed and dated “1916” in pencil on backing below image, titled, signed and dated “taken 1915” on backing verso, 29.6 x 23cm. Slight retouching to image centre and lower portion, slight foxing, laid down on original backing. Illustrated in Hill, The Cazneaux women, 2000... More about Shower Coming
1917. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, signed and titled in pencil on backing below image, 19.5 x 12.8cm. Creases and slight soiling to lower portion of image, minor chips to upper edge, foxing not affecting image, tipped to original backing. From Bostock’s A Portfolio of Art Photographs, editioned 15 out of... More about A Decoration
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1917. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, titled and signed in pencil on backing below image, 15.7 x 20.5cm. Creases, minor stains and chips to lower corners, slight soiling to image upper right, foxing not affecting image, tipped to original backing. From Bostock’s A Portfolio of Art Photographs, editioned 15 out of... More about Landscape, Ryde [NSW
1917. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, annotated “E1220” in an unknown hand in pencil with partially obscured stamp verso, typed caption with date on accompanying slip, 15.1 x 20.2cm. Minor stains and foxing to image, glue and paper remnants verso. Stamp includes “Australian official photo no. Purchased from Australian War Museum..... More about Australians Passing Along A Duck-Board Track, Chateau Wood, Ypres Salient In Belgium
1917. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, annotated “E4607” in pencil with stamp verso, typed caption with date on accompanying slip, 15.1 x 20.2cm. Minor foxing overall, glue and paper remnants verso. Caption continues “In Belgium, on September 19th, 1917, the day prior to the entry of the Aust. troops to the... More about Australian Troops Resting Near The Famous Moat And Ramparts Of Ypres
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1917. Vintage toned silver gelatin photograph, exhibition print, annotated “Cemetery of Vlamertinge” in an unknown hand in pencil verso, 20.2 x 15.4cm. Minor repair and stain to upper centre of image, slight creases overall. Illustrated in Ennis, Man with a Camera: Frank Hurley Overseas, 2002, p41, and Millar, From Snowdrift... More about Looking Through A Ruined Cathedral Window Onto A Battlefield Cemetery
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1917. Vintage toned silver gelatin photograph, exhibition print, 29 x 37.8cm. Creases and repaired tears to edges of image and margins, slight foxing and crinkles overall. Held in the Australian War Memorial collection, with date “3 October 1917” and the note “Lieutenant George Hubert Wilkins, an Australian official photographer, looking... More about Lt. Wilkins Looking Through A Ruined Cathedral Window, Ypres