Hobart Town From The Wharf, Tasmania
c1860s. Albumen paper photograph, stereo card format, titled in ink on backing verso, 7.8 x 15.7cm. Slight foxing, laid down on original backing. More
c1860s. Albumen paper photograph, stereo card format, titled in ink on backing verso, 7.8 x 15.7cm. Slight foxing, laid down on original backing. More
c1890. Albumen paper photograph, titled and annotated in ink on backing verso, 9.3 x 15.7cm. Missing portions to lower left corner and edges. Annotation reads “For Uncle Rory from Phil.” Horton College was a 19th-century “independent Wesleyan Methodist boys’ boarding school, at Mona Vale near Ross, Tasmania.” Considered to be..... More
c1920s. Pair of vintage silver gelatin photographs, captioned, numbered and studio line in each negative lower left to right, 15.1 x 20.3cm. Soiling, slight silvering and wear to edges. Captions read “Entrance to the billiard room. Medlow Bath Hydro. NSW. 38” and “The main walk. Medlow Bath Hydro. NSW. 37.” Studio..... More
c1890s. Albumen paper photograph, 10.3 x 15.4cm. Minor foxing to upper portion, slight discolouration, repaired tears to edges. Shows the court house and police station. More
1893. Pair of cyanotypes, each captioned and dated “Feby 1893” in ink on backing below image, 15.3 x 20.3cm, 14.2 x 19.6cm. Slight foxing and soiling, laid down on original backing. Cyanotypes of Queensland are very uncommon. These images were taken during the 1893 Brisbane flood. Ref: Wiki. More
c1860s. Ambrotype, quarter-plate size in original hinged case, erroneously captioned “Leadcourt” in ink on label attached to glass, 8.7 x 11.8cm. Silver tarnish to image centre. Ledcourt was the home of John and Isabella Carfrae, who was the sister-in-law of Hugh Murray (1814-1869), an early pastoralist in the Colac area..... More
c1890s. Albumen paper photograph, cabinet card format, photographer’s stamp on backing verso, 9.9 x 14cm. Stain to upper left corner, dent to lower portion, foxing. Stamp reads “Fitzalan Photo.” Fitzalan was a photographer based in Trundle, NSW. William Frederick Leeder was a chemist who worked in various towns in NSW..... More
c1907. Rare group of six vintage silver gelatin photographs, postcard format, some inscribed in ink, some with postage stamps postmarked with “1907” dates, 8.7 x 15.8cm (approx. each). Slight stains and ink from stamp to some, minor scuffing. Suburban scenes include Beaconsfield Parade, Tryon Road and Gordon Road in Lindfield, and..... More
c1868. Albumen paper photograph, captioned in ink and pencil on original backing above and below image, 12.7 x 17cm. Slight discolouration to upper portion, minor cockling, laid down on original backing. Lyons Terrace consisted of a “row of five elegant townhouses built in Liverpool Street opposite Hyde Park for emancipist Samuel..... More
c1894. Group of five albumen paper photographs, three captioned in negative, all titled verso, as transferred from original album page, 10.8 x 15.3cm. Slight foxing and minor surface loss to some images, each laid down on acid-free backing. Images include Kent Street, the Botanical Gardens, Girls’ Grammar School, the River..... More
c1880. Albumen paper photograph, titled in ink on backing below image, 15.5 x 20.2cm. Minor surface scuffs, slight stains and discolouration to upper edge, laid down on original backing. The National Library of Australia holds a postcard of this image, hand-coloured prior to reproduction. Lake Tyers Mission, also known as..... More
c1870s. Group of nine albumen paper photographs, each titled in pencil on backing below image, 22.6 x 27.8cm (approx. each). Slight foxing overall, minor dents or surface loss to edges of some, each laid down on original album page. Titles include “Dr [Jenkins’] House; Chapel, Nepean Towers; and Nepean Towers.”..... 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
c1890s. Albumen paper photograph, 10.2 x 15.5cm. Repaired tear to lower edge, minor foxing, slight fading to edges. Image includes the Royal Surrey Hotel at 195 Oxford Street, which was the future site for the Eastern Suburbs Leagues Club from 1961 to 1968, before moving to its present location in..... More
c1888. Six-panel albumen paper photograph panorama, 21.8 x 151.2cm. Slight discolouration and tear to left portion, slight foxing and stains to right portion, minor silvering and crinkles overall. Taken from “Clifton” House, Kirribilli Point. Shows views of Miller’s Point, The Rocks, Circular Quay, Bennelong Point, Botanic Gardens, Mrs Macquarie’s Chair..... More
c1870s. Albumen paper photograph, titled in pencil on backing below image, 20.4 x 27.1cm. Tears and missing portions to edges, minor foxing to upper portion, laid down on original album page. More
1944. Silver gelatin photograph, four-panel panorama, text with date and caption in ink on backing above and below image, 18.4 x 101.6cm (overall). Laid down on original backing. Framed. Text includes “The Maritime Services Board of NSW, August ‘44.”. More
c1890s. Albumen paper photograph, and vintage silver gelatin photograph, one with printed photographer’s line below image and titled in ink on backing verso, the other titled “Side View, Bungendore Post Office” in ink on backing below image, 10.5 x 14.4cm, 7.4 x 10cm. Slight foxing, soiling, scuffs, laid down on..... More
c1883. Albumen paper photograph, titled in pencil on backing below image, 24.4 x 29.7cm. Slight stains to edges, laid down on original backing. The school opened in March 1883 and within a month the enrolment had grown from 66 pupils to 89. Ref: Bondi Public School, NSW. More
1872. Albumen paper photograph, captioned in ink on accompanying slip, 27.5 x 21.5cm. Slight foxing and stains to upper portion. Framed. Caption continues “Now occupied by Proud’s Jewellers’ Shop. 1872. Presented by E. Butcher, Esq.”. More
c1890s. Albumen paper photograph, numbered “135” in negative lower left, titled on backing below image, 15.8 x 20.7cm. Slight fading to edges, laid down on original backing. More
c1890s. Pair of cyanotypes, 7.7 x 10.2cm (approx. each). Minor foxing overall. More
c1890s. Printout paper photograph, partially obscured title in pencil with two “Exclusive News Agency” stamps verso, 26 x 21.5cm. Minor tears, creases and silvering to edges of image, laid down on original backing. Title includes “On the picturesque [?].” Stamps read “Copyright ENA. When used please return photo at once..... More
c1859. Albumen paper print, carte-de-visite format, titled in pencil verso, 5.8 x 8.8cm. The St Kilda and Brighton Railway Company in 1859 constructed a loop line from St Kilda to Windsor. This line passed through Albert Park and crossed St Kilda Road not far from Union Street west by an..... More
c1890s. Group of three albumen paper photographs, sizes from 10.4 x 14.8cm to 13.1 x 20.6cm. Minor foxing, creases to edges, one with repaired tears to left and lower edges. Locations depicted are the corner of Belmore Road and Avoca Street; the Randwick Presbyterian Church on the corner of Cook..... More