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..... More
1915. Two vintage silver gelatin photographs, oval format, photographer’s line printed on backing below image, annotated “H.L.” and dated “1918” in pencil in an unknown hand verso, 5.1 x 3.9cm. Slight foxing, laid down on original presentation backing. Photographer’s line reads “W. Johnson, Bank Chambers, Pitt & Market Sts, Sydney.”..... More
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
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
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
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
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
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
![Landscape, Ryde [NSW]. Cecil W. Bostock, Aust](/pictures/thumb/CL185-48.JPG?v=1486013101)
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
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
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
![Looking Through A Ruined Cathedral Window Onto A Battlefield Cemetery]. Frank Hurley, Aust](/pictures/thumb/CL172-94.JPG?v=1492650086)
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
![Lt. Wilkins Looking Through A Ruined Cathedral Window, Ypres]. Frank Hurley, Aust](/pictures/thumb/CL172-95.JPG?v=1492650086)
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
1917. Collection consists of 10 vintage silver gelatin photographs issued in a folio with an original vintage silver gelatin photograph label on cover. It is editioned 23/25, signed and annotated “Sydney, 1917” in pencil on a label affixed to inside cover. Each photograph is tipped in, signed and titled in..... More
1917. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, annotated “E659” and “38” in pencil verso, typed caption on accompanying slip, 28 x 38cm. Slight water damage to right portion, minor surface loss to edges. Caption reads “E659. An 8-inch howitzer of the 1st Aust. Siege Battery (formerly 54th Battery, 36th (Australian) Bdge, R.G.A.)..... More
![The Band Of The 5th Australian [Infantry Brigade]… Passing Through The Grande Place At Bapaume,...](/pictures/thumb/CL191-45.JPG?v=1513996512)
1917. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, annotated “E659” and “38” in pencil verso, typed caption including date on accompanying slip, 28 x 38cm. Minor water damage to right portion, slight surface loss to edges. Caption reads “E426. The Band of the 5th Australian Inf. Bdge led by Bandmaster-Sergeant Pheagan, of the..... More
c1917. Vintage toned silver gelatin photograph, titled and signed in pencil on backing below image, 28.9 x 21cm. Minor chips to edges, laid down on original backing. Framed. Variant image held in NLA. More
1918. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, 24.5 x 18.2cm. Minor stains to centre left and lower right of image, slight scuffs and crinkles overall. Title appears in a presentation album held at the State Library of NSW. Image held in the Australian War Memorial collection, with the note “Two unidentified soldiers..... More
1917-1918. Group of four photographs:. (1) Two vintage silver gelatin photographs, date and captions in letterpress in window below image, 19.2 x 24.5cm (approx. each image). Silvering overall, slight foxing to one image. Mounted together in original frame. Text includes “S.G.S. 2nd IV., Winners, 1918. R.E. Ludowici; R.E. Hargreaves; G.E...... More
c1918. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, panorama, caption on label attached to lower right corner, 28.6 x 57.7cm. Minor creases. Ref: Brady, Australia Unlimited, 1918, p341. This type and size of photograph was used to decorate the inside of railway carriages during the early part of the 20th century. More
c1915-1919. Silver gelatin photograph, captioned in ink on slip mounted below image, 22.8 x 29.1cm. Small stains overall. Framed. Caption continues “Corp. McDonough, Corp. Shakes, Sgt. Welisdon, Corp. Sharp, Sgt. Hanlon, Sgt. Mjr. Rowe, Capt. Toop, Capt. Walt DSO VD, Lieut. Reid, Sgt. Mjr. Ward.”. More
![Four Australian Light Horsemen]. Hall, Co, active 1904-c1930s Aust](/pictures/thumb/CL169-100.JPG?v=1492491425)
c1915-1919. Silver gelatin photograph, numbered “18” in negative lower right, photographer’s blind stamp on backing below image, 14.1 x 19.1cm. Minor foxing and surface loss to upper portion of image, laid down on original backing. Framed. Blind stamp reads “Hall & Co. Photo, Hunter St, Sydney.”. More
1919. Silver gelatin photograph, publishing annotations including date “25 Apr 1919” in pencil, Central Press Photos stamp and typed caption label verso, 19 x 24.1cm. Minor missing portions and creases to edges of margins. Stamp includes “Central News Illustrations Service, 119 Fleet Street, London EC4.”. More
1919. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, annotated and dated “by [sculptor] Professor Derwent Wood, R.A., London, 1919” in an unknown hand in ink on backing below image, framing annotation in pencil verso, 27.6 x 22.5cm. Developing flaws, retouching, laid down on original backing. Annotation includes “Dame [Mary] Hughes. Black oak swing..... More
c1919. Eight vintage silver gelatin photographs, each 11.6 x 15.2cm (approx. each). Slight silvering, creases and scuffing overall. Images show Macquarie Street and Queen’s Square in Sydney, heavily decorated, as well as the “Avenue of Allies” triumphal arch on the corner of Bridge and Macquarie Streets. The arch was surmounted..... More