Sub-series 2: Frederick Rose photographic negatives, 1935-1988

ON 632/Boxes 1-4

sub-series

1935-1988

Graphic Materials, Photographs

9622114

Approximately 1300 reels, strips and isolated photographic negatives and slides (29 files in 4 boxes) - 11 x 6.5 cm or smaller - Chiefly black and white acetate or nitrate negatives, and colour negatives and slides, chiefly ektachrome

BOX 1
File 1
22 negatives from envelope labelled ‘Negative of F. Rose 1937-1954’, being mostly pictures of Rose himself, including one with his son Kim. 2 B&W neg., 8x6cm; 20 B&W neg., 5x4.5cm.
(originally housed in Box 12 (40))

File 2
11 negatives and slides from series of envelopes of printed pictures of aboriginal bark painting related to Rose’s article about it (1960s?). 3 B&W neg., 5.5x4cm; 1 colour slide., 6x6cm; 7 colour slides, 5.5x5.5cm.
5 slides from envelopes labelled ‘Groote Eylandt Painting’, being pictures of bark painting being realised by Aborigines, presumably from the same reel as the 7 other 5.5x5.5cm colour slides above (1960s?). 5 colour slides, 5.5x5.5cm.
(originally housed in Box 12 (40))

File 3
164 negatives from tin box labelled ‘Broome Negatives’, being pictures of various places in Australia (Broome, N.T., Sydney, NSW, etc.) (1940s?). 164 B&W neg., 5.5x4.5cm.
(originally housed in Box 12 (40))

File 4
296 negatives and slides within their 160 original envelopes annotated by Rose (envelopes dating from the 1960s), being black and white and colour photographs of various places and people around Australia (Queensland, Sydney, Melbourne, N.T., Angas Downs, Darwin, Groote Eylandt, Cairns, Canberra, Victoria), ca.1937-ca.1979. 272 B&W neg., 5x5cm; 24 colour neg., 35mm and colour slides, 5.5x5.5cm.
(originally housed in Box 12 (40))

File 5
36 negatives from strips envelope labelled ‘Duplicate Dias (slides) 6.10.88’, being black and white 35mm strips and 3 colour 35mm negatives of Aborigines and Australia (1960s?). 33 B&W negatives in strips, 35mm; 3 colour negatives, 35mm.
(originally housed in Box 12 (40))

File 6
7 negatives of New York sights, skyline and Union Square, with details of the Liberty Pole Declaration of Independence plaque (presumably taken in 1966 or 1970, the only two trips to USA Rose made). 7 B&W neg., 5.5x5.5cm.
(originally housed in Box 13 (40))

File 7
2 negatives of Fred Rose and a friend, date unknown. 2 B&W neg., 5x5cm.
1 isolated negative of a crowd scene, date unknown. 1 B&W neg., 5x5cm.
(originally housed in Box 13 (40))

File 8
47 negatives within their 32 original envelopes annotated by Rose (envelopes dating from the 1960s), being black and white and colour photographs of various places and people around Australia. 34 B&W neg., 35mm or 5x5cm; 13 colour neg., 35mm.
(originally housed in Box 5 (40))

File 9
22 negatives from envelope labelled ‘Singapore’, date unknown. 22 B&W neg., 5x5cm.
(originally housed in Box 3 (40))

File 10
22 negatives of an Aboriginal celebration or ceremony, date unknown. 22 B&W neg., 5x5cm.
(originally housed in Box 3 (40))

File 11
4 negatives from envelope labelled ‘Noel Counihan Negatives’, being portraits of a man (N. Counihan?), date unknown. 4 B&W neg., 5x5cm.
(originally housed in Box 3 (40))

File 12
16 various isolated negatives and slides (including scenes of Sydney, sheep shearing, bark painting and Aborigines), dates unknown. 9 colour slides, 5.5x5.5cm; 1 colour neg., 35mm; 5 B&W neg., 5x5cm; 1 B&W neg., 8.5x5.5cm.
5 colour slides from envelope labelled ‘Scenes of Sydney’ (including sheep shearing scene), date unknown. 5 colour slides, 5.5x5.5cm.
(originally housed in Box 3 (40))

File 13
1 isolated negative of an Aboriginal woman and her baby, date unknown. 1 B&W neg., 5x5cm.
2 colour slides from envelope labelled ‘Ruckgabe 1980’, being portraits of 2 young Aboriginal men, date unknown. 2 colour slides, 5.5x5.5cm.
23 negatives of Aborigines, date unknown. 23 B&W neg., 5x5cm.
13 various negatives and slides from non-labelled envelope, dates unknown. 2 colour slides, 5.5x5.5cm; 11 B&W neg., 5x5cm or 35mm.
(originally housed in Box 3 (40))

File 14
113 negatives and slides within their 12 original envelopes annotated by Rose (envelopes dating from the 1960s), being black and white and colour photographs of various places and people around Australia. 84 B&W neg., 35mm or 5x5cm or 11x6.5cm or 5x4.5cm; 19 colour slides., 5.5x5.5cm; 7 colour neg., 35mm.
(originally housed in Box 3 (40))

File 15
131 slides within their 10 original envelopes annotated by Rose (envelopes dating from the 1960s), being colour photographs of various places and people around Australia. 131 colour slides, 5.5x5.5cm.
(originally housed in Box 3 (40))

File 16
129 negatives (or strips) and slides within their 14 original envelopes annotated by Rose (envelopes dating from the 1960s), being black and white and colour photographs of various places and people around Australia. 7 B&W neg., 5x5cm; 24 B&W neg. strips, 35mm; 60 colour slides, 5.5x5.5cm; 38 colour neg. strips, 35mm.
(originally housed in Box 3 (40))

File 17
1 isolated negative of the sleeping man in the plane, Broome 1939-1940. 1 B&W neg., 5x5cm.
(originally housed in Box 8 (40))

File 18
13 strips of 35mm negatives, labelled ‘Negatives and prints taken on 1983 Australia trip’. 5 B&W strips, 35mm; 8 colour strips, 35mm.
(originally housed in Box 8 (40))

File 19
4 reels of 35mm negative strips, labelled ‘Negatives and prints taken on 1983 Australia trip’. 4 B&W reels, 35mm.
(originally housed in Box 8 (40))

File 20
1 small box of negatives labelled ‘Film negatives from 1965 – Negatives of F. Rose 1935-1950’. B&W negatives, 5x5cm.
(originally housed in Box 8 (40))


BOX 2
File 21
1 small box of negatives (n.d.). 2 B&W reels, 5x5cm; 1 colour reel, 5x5cm; 4 envelopes of B&W neg., 5x5cm.
(originally housed in Box 7 (40))

File 22
1 cigar box of negatives and slides labelled ‘1968 trip to Australia: personal photos.’ 1 B&W reel, 5x5cm; B&W neg., 5x5cm; colour slides, 5.5x5.5cm.
(originally housed in Box 7 (40))

File 23
1 wooden cigar box of strips of negatives labelled ‘Negatives 1973 Trip to Australia.’ 59 B&W neg. strips, 35mm.
(originally housed in Box 7 (40))

File 24
Strips and reel of negatives from small box of negatives labelled ‘1974-75 trip to Australia: personal photos.’ 10 envelopes of B&W strips, 35mm; 1 B&W reel, 35mm.
(originally housed in Box 7 (40))

File 25
27 Ektachrome transparencies of various scenes of Australia, including May Day, Bark paintings, portraits and landscapes (1960s?). … colour slides encased in cardboard frames, 5.5x5.5cm or 3x4cm.
(originally housed in Box 13 (40))


BOX 3
File 26
48 aluminium cans containing reels of negatives from yellow and black box originally labelled ‘Black-White Negatives with some colour slides. 1965 Trip to Australia’, and 2 strips. 35mm.
(originally housed in Box 7 (40))

File 27
9 aluminium cans containing reels of negatives from cigar box originally labelled ‘Black-White Negatives with some colour slides. 1965 Trip to Australia’. 35mm.
(originally housed in Box 7 (40))

File 28
11 aluminium and plastic cans containing reels of negatives from box originally labelled ‘1974-75 trip to Australia: personal photos.’ 35mm.
(originally housed in Box 7 (40))


BOX 4
File 29
35 aluminium cans containing reels of negatives (n.d.). 35mm.
(originally housed in Box 13 (40))

German, English

Copyright restrictions may apply:
Copyright holder:: Dr Ruth Struwe is the current copyright owner of photographs created after 1955 by Professor Frederick Rose
Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales and Courtesy copyright holder

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