Johnson family glass plate negatives

ON 685

fonds

1918-1928

Graphic Materials, Photographs

9664822

25 negatives - plate 12 x 17 cm and 9 x 14 cm - glass

Francis Robert Johnson (d.1972) lived at 29 Weldon Street Burwood from around 1919 onwards. The residence is depicted in some of the glass plates. Francis Johnson died in 1972, he was predeceased by his wife Doris (d. 1960). Their two children Francis Grenville (d.1985) and Maxwell Kelvin (d.1993) did not have any descendants.

Reference:
Library aquisition file
The Ryerson Index, http://ryersonindex.org/search.php

A set of glass plate negatives of the Johnson family who lived in Burwood from 1919. Includes two images of Armistice Day street celebrations in Martin Place, Sydney following the end of the First World War, an image of the Johnson’s house at 29 Weldon Street, Burwood, images of family scenes, and images of young girls in costumes. Also includes fragments of a letter from The Waverley Book Co to F.R. Johnson Esq, Burwood NSW 24 January 1928, and directions for use for Seltona collodion self-toning paper.

1. Seven girls in angel/fairy costumes outside church
2. Young girl posing in angel/fairy costume
3. Young girl posing in angel/fairy costume with dog
4. Young girl seated in angel/fairy costume with dog
5. Young boy with dog
6. Girl in tap shoes and top hat posing in garden
7. Girl in tap shoes and top hat posing in garden
8. Young girl in white dress pinned with flowers
9. Young girl in white dress pinned with bow in hair
10. Girl in one piece bathing costume
11. Family group, three women and two children
12. Man holding baby
13. Woman holding baby, in front of house
14. Man with baby in his lap, seated on verandah
15. Man with baby in his lap, seated on verandah
16. Man with young girl with arms around shoulders
17. Woman seated on bench in garden
18. Man seated on rock in park
19. Two girls in rowing boat
20. Woman reading paper
21. Woman smiling while reading paper
22. Weldon Street, Burwood, VIC [Brick house with verandah, large white columns / arts and crafts]
23. Tram crossing street [No. 299, W Stew Hairdressers in background]
24. Amistice Day, Martin Place, Sydney [Large crowd gathering]
25. Amistice Day, Sydney [Large crowd gathering]

Out of copyright:
Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales

Date of production (earliest 1918) based on date of Armistice Day march. Date of production (latest approximately 1928) taken from letter fragment contained with the collection.