Glass negatives of residences and gardens, portraits, landscapes and sugar cane production in N.S.W., ca. 1890-ca. 1930 / photographed by Edgar Melville

ON 594

fonds

[ca. 1890-ca. 1930]

Graphic Materials, Photographs

1261064

57 negatives (4 boxes) - 12 x 16.5 cm - glass

Edgar Melville at one stage lived in the family home in Kent Street, Epping, NSW.
Reference:
Library correspondence file

This collection largely comprises glass negatives of residences and gardens, industrial sites, ferries, bridges, rivers, landscapes, Sydney Harbour and sugar cane production at Harwood Island, Clarence River, NSW. It also includes portraits of men, women and children, as well as photographs of picnics and sports teams.

BOX 1
11 glass plate negatives
Brick residences and houses, crowds watching train at fair, men and women photographing steel bridge and surrounding trees, view of Sydney ferry named ‘Binngara’, and view of Long Gully Bridge, Northbridge, NSW

BOX 2
14 glass plate negatives
Individual and group portraits of men, women and children in gardens and bushland, including group portrait of football team with ball inscribed ‘H.V.W.B.Jr.F.B.C. 1907’. Several of the portrait subjects are using photographic equipment such as cameras and tripods

BOX 3
16 glass plate negatives
Views of ships, ferries and paddle steamers at Circular Quay and Darling Harbour and plants, statues and views at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney, NSW, ca. 1890-1930

BOX 4
16 glass plate negatives
Shipyard, residences, unidentified portraits, sugar cane fields and sugar mill at Harwood Island, Clarence River, NSW, ca. 1890-1930

Original negative order retained

Out of copyright: Creator died before 1955
Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales