Photographs - Topographic

# 15062

IMPERIAL PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPANY [METCALFE, Daniel F.]

[PHOTOGRAPHIC PANORAMA] Brisbane from Observatory in 4 pieces.

[Title from contemporary inscription verso]. Brisbane : Imperial Photographic Company, [c.1880]. Photographic panorama comprised of four contiguous albumen prints, each 250 x 280 mm, versos with wet stamp of ‘Imperial Photo. Coy. Brisbane’ and contemporary sequence numbers 1-4 in pencil, number 3 also inscribed with title ‘Brisbane from Observatory in 4 pieces’; the four albumen …

# 15834

Photographer unknown.

[MELBOURNE] Brighton Beach on Boxing Day, circa 1880.

Albumen print photograph, 130 x 183 mm, laid down on section of a nineteenth century album leaf; the print is in fine condition with rich, dark tones. A splendid image capturing Melburnians at leisure on the foreshore at Brighton. The National Library of Australia holds a copy of the same photograph, which is captioned ‘Brighton …

# 15333

[BREWER & CO.]

Views of Hong Kong : 12 real photographs for your snap-shot album

[Hong Kong] : [Brewer & Co.], [c.1920]. “Series 1.” Twelve silver gelatin photographs, in format 60 x 85 mm, no photographer’s imprint, most with handwritten captions in the negative, versos blank; contained loose within their original printed card mailing envelope, 70 x 90 mm, with a George V Hong Kong four cent postage stamp placed in the …

# 15747

CAIRE, Nicholas James (1837-1918)

Settler’s hut, Gippsland

Circa 1895. Photographic glass magic lantern slide with hand colouring, 82 x 82 mm, original printed label affixed to one of the paper borders, ‘Settler’s hut, Gippsland’; in good condition. A striking image of a settler’s primitive slab and bark hut, taken by the photographer Nicholas Caire, noted for his views of the rugged mountain bush …

# 15803

LEE, Laurence

Archive of private photographs taken by an Australian soldier on the Western Front in 1918

A significant unofficial photographic record of the Western Front in 1918, taken with a private camera by a young Australian soldier from Perth; a total of 267 photographs contained in four albums. Private Laurence Lee, 7994, 16th Battalion, 27th Reinforcement, A.I.F., a labourer from Western Australia, enlisted at Perth on 29 August 1917, at the age of 19. His …

# 15734

Photographer unknown.

The Hanging Rock, Woodend, Victoria

[Melbourne : Maker unknown, circa 1900]. Photographic glass magic lantern slide with hand colouring, 82 x 82 mm, original paper label with typed caption and sequence number, 23. The Hanging Rock, Woodend, Victoria; in fine condition. A beautiful photographic view of one of the most romanticised natural attractions in Victoria.

# 15819

SALT, M.; [REDFERN, Richard]

[NEW ZEALAND] View of the Wesleyan Methodist parsonage at Paparoa, home of Rev. T.N. Griffin, circa 1885.

Silver albumen print photograph, 105 x 155 mm, on cabinet card mount of Auckland photographer R. Redfern; verso with near contemporary paper label inscribed ‘Mr. M. Salt / Paparoa W[esleyan] Parsonage, taken 5 years ago. Revd. T.N. Griffin & W[ife]’; both the albumen print and mount are in fine condition. This photograph was taken around 1885 by …

# 14821

Photographer unknown.

A family at the seaside, Colwyn Bay, Wales, circa 1900

Five stereoscopic silver albumen print photographs, each individual image 73 x 80 mm, side-by-side on their original plain mounts, each 92 x 177 mm; verso of one with with contemporary inscription in ink 'On the beach, Colwyn Bay'; the prints and mounts are all in very good condition. Charming group of late Victorian (or early …

# 14820

WORGAN, Herbert

Crowd awaiting entertainment, Douglas Head, Isle of Man, circa 1900

Stereoscopic silver albumen print photograph, each individual image 85 x 72 mm, on original plain mount, 87 x 178 mm, recto with wet stamp of 'H. Worgan, Derby'; verso with contemporary pencilled inscription 'Neggars [?] on Douglas Head, Isle of Man'; in the background is a large sign advertising concerts organised by the Pavilion Theatre …

# 14805

Photographer unknown.

Aerial view of the Meat Works, Myilly Point and Point Emery, Darwin, circa 1925

Black and white photograph on printing out paper, 85 x 135 mm, handwritten caption in the negative 'The Meat Works, Myilly Point & Point Emery, Darwin'; fine condition.

# 14803

Photographer unknown.

Crocodile hunt, Daly River, Northern Territory, circa 1925

Black and white photograph on printing out paper, 85 x 135 mm, handwritten caption in the negative 'A Fine Pair, Daly River'; fine condition.

# 14798

Photographer unknown.

Great Cobar Copper Mine, Cobar, central western New South Wales, circa 1910

Photographic glass magic lantern slide, 84 x 84 mm, small typed paper label with caption '105. Cobar'; in fine condition.

# 14733

Photographer unknown.

Rio Vista. Residence of Mr. Chaffey, Mildura.

[Circa 1914]. Gelatin silver print photograph with hand tinting, printed on postcard stock, 88 x 140 mm; postally used from Williamstown (Melbourne) to South Africa; the message verso is dated June 14 1914 and reads: 'This picture represents the residence of one of the founders of the Mildura settlement (founded in 1887 by two brothers …

# 14251

SYDNEY MAIL NEWSPAPER

Loading blocks of granodiorite to be used in constructing the pylons of the Harbour Bridge. Moruya.

[Sydney] : Sydney Mail, [between 1925 and 1931]. Panoramic photograph from two gelatin silver prints, 143 x 340 mm, laid down on its original board mount; verso with wet stamp 'Copyright Photograph by “Sydney Mail”'; the gelatin prints are in very good condition; accompanied by contemporary card inscribed 'Loading blocks of granodiorite to be used …

# 14234

MACDOUGALL, Ronald, Dr.

Views and portraits taken in Queenscliff and Melbourne by Dr. MacDougall, Victorian Artillery, 1890s

A group of 18 photographs by amateur photographer Dr. Ronald MacDougall, Surgeon-Captain of the Victorian Artillery, Queenscliff; comprising 14 albumen prints and 4 bromide prints, most large format, laid down on 7 original album leaves of thick card, with MacDougall's accompanying manuscript captions; the prints are in very good condition overall, with occasional foxing. This …

# 14009

LITHGOW, J.H.

Presentation album of photographs by J.H. Lithgow, Launceston, Tasmania, 1900

Oblong quarto, half morocco over gilt lettered cloth boards (rubbed, lower board discoloured), front paste-down with calligraphic manuscript presentation inscription 'Mr. & Mrs. R.W. Hart. With sincere wishes for their Happiness and Prosperity, from Mr. & Mrs. J.H. Lithgow. 17.4.1900'; containing [24] toned carbon print photographs in format 150 x 200 mm, mounted recto and …

# 13637

METCALFE & BENNETT

[PHOTOGRAPHIC MONTAGE] Queensland in Miniature

1878-79. Albumen print of a photographic montage, cabinet card format, 107 x 165 mm, captioned in the negative at lower margin Queensland in Miniature, and with the photographers' studio information at the centre of the image, Metcalfe & Bennett, Artist Photographers, Queen Street, Brisbane; the verso is blank; the albumen print is in good condition …

# 13490

Sydney views album

Oblong octavo, gilt-lettered embossed cloth (marked), leporello view album, concertina style, with 12 panels of photographic images of Sydney, including Circular Quai; Jewish Synagogue; Government House; St. Andrew's Cathedral; Botanic Gardens; Town Hall, The Museum, The University, Zig-Zag Railway, Blue Mountains. 

# 12828

Photographer unknown.

The Museum, Hobart, in course of construction

[Title from later nineteenth century inscription verso]. Circa 1861. Stereoscopic albumen print photograph, each image approximately 68 x 75 mm, on buff card mount, verso with later nineteenth century inscription in ink “The Museum Hobart in course of construction”; no photographer's imprint; the left hand albumen print unevenly trimmed; otherwise the prints are in good …

# 12745

CLIFFORD, Samuel (1827-1890) (attributed)

Hobart Town from the tower of St. David’s

[Title from contemporary inscription verso]. 1861-1865. Stereoscopic albumen print photograph, each image approximately 80 x 80 mm, on pale grey card mount; the albumen prints are in good condition.

# 12744

CLIFFORD, Samuel (1827-1890) (attributed)

St. David’s, Hobart Town, Tasmania

[Title from contemporary inscription verso]. 1861-1865. Stereoscopic albumen print photograph, each image approximately 80 x 80 mm, on pale yellow card mount; the albumen prints are in good condition.

# 11209

CHASE, H.L., attrib. & WILLIAMS, J.J., attrib.

Group of eleven photographs of Hawaii, 1870-1883

Twelve albumen print photographs mounted recto and verso of [7] pages removed from a nineteenth century travel album, all in format 175 x 235 mm, contemporary captions in French and English in ink beneath each image, the prints attached to the leaves with the original double-sided adhesive tape at each corner, occasional foxing and mild …

# 12141

Photographer unknown.

[SUNRAYSIA] Library, Mildura

Circa 1920. Silver gelatin photograph, 88 x 138 mm, printed on Kodak Austral card stock, recto with contemporary inscription to the lower margin Library, Mildura; verso with Kodak Austral box, otherwise blank; in very good condition. A nice piece of Sunraysia local history. 

# 11959

ILES, A.J. (Arthur James), 1870-1943

Views and Maori studies of Rotorua, New Zealand’s wonderland

Rotorua, N.Z. : A.J. Iles, photographer, [c.195]. Oblong quarto, original brown card covers, front with lettering in white and pictorial onlay of children performing the “haka for a penny” (contemporary inscription at top corner), original ties, containing [12] leaves, the recto of each with a sepia tone permanent carbonette process photographic print tipped-in, a fine, …