portrait collection • Find • State Library of South Australia

Young man

c. 1895, Photograph, B 69054/43

Portrait of a young man, dressed in his best.

Queen Victoria

c. 1900, Photograph, B 69054/74

Portrait of Queen Victoria (copy from the 'Chronicle').

Princess of Wales

c. 1900, Photograph, B 69054/75

Portrait of the Princess of Wales (later Queen Alexandra). Copy from the 'Chronicle'.

Prince of Wales

c. 1900, Photograph, B 69054/76

Portrait of the Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII). Copy from the 'Chronicle'.

Young boy

c. 1900, Photograph, B 69054/87

Portrait of a young boy.

Emma Nienaber

Farndell, Edward, 1866, Photograph, B 69055/2

Formal portrait of of a young woman, identified on the back as Emma Nienaber. Photograph by Edward Farndell, 83 Hindley Street, Adelaide. According to a researcher, this could be Emmie Maria (Emma) Nienaber who was born at sea on 29th March 1849. Her father would have been Heinrich Carl C. Nienaber and her mother Marie (nee Hehne). They settled in South Australia, and it is believed that Emma was involved in the movement to achieve votes for women in South Australia. Emma died on 9th September 1933 at Rose Park, South Australia.

Maria Meline

Hahn, Julius, 1867, Photograph, B 69055/3

Formal portrait of of a young woman, identified on the back as Maria Meline (or Metine). Photograph by Julius Hahn, 36 AlterWall 36, Hamburg.

Family group

Hartitzsch, Otto von, 1870, Photograph, B 69055/4

Formal portrait of five young children, presumably siblings. Identified on the back as Willie, Charlie, Walter, Anne, Emily. Photograph by Otto Hartitzsch, 113 Rundle Street, [Adelaide].

Family group

c. 1870, Photograph, B 69055/6

Formal portrait of an extended family group, identified on the back as 'Mr C.A.Smith, Mr W.Smith, Mr C.Smith, Miss A.Smith, Mr Pengally, Mr & Mrs Spooner. Photograph by W.G.Smith of Henley Beach.

Maria Dorothea Louisa Friederika Schultze (Shield)

Francis, William Augustus, c. 1870, Photograph, B 69055/7

Formal portrait of 'Mrs Shield, Mrs O.H. Nienaber's mother', photograph by W.A. Francis, 95 Hindley Street, Adelaide.

Grandfather Whitmore

Hammer & Co., c. 1875, Photograph, B 69055/8

Formal cabinet card portrait of a man, identified as 'Grandfather Whitmore', Samuel Whitmore, who arrived in South Australia in July 1839 on board the ship the 'Lysander'. Photograph by Hammer & Co., 172 Rundle Street, Adelaide.

A. Ashcroft

Bridge, F. A., c. 1875, Photograph, B 69055/9

Formal portrait of Mr A.Ashcroft, 'old friend and schoolfellow. Died 1904'. Photograph by F.A.Bridge, 30 Dalston Terrace, Dalston Lane, London E.

Helen K. Smith

Elwell, Francis R., c. 1875, Photograph, B 69055/10

Formal portrait of Helen K. Smith. Photograph by Francis R. Elwell, M.A., 122 Regent Street, London W.

Dr Rudolph Schild

Danz, Hugo, 1876, Photograph, B 69055/11

Formal portrait of Dr Rudolph Schild, taken in Berlin on 28 May 1876. Photograph by Hugo Danz, 28 Jeresalemer Str.28, Ecke der Kronenstrasse.

Unidentified woman

Stump & Co., c. 1895, Photograph, B 69055/12

Formal portrait of an unidentified woman taken by Stump & Co., 65 Rundle Street & at King William Street, Adelaide.

Unidentified man

Hammer & Co., c. 1898, Photograph, B 69055/13

Formal portrait of an unidentified man taken by Hammer & Co., 6 Rundle Street, Adelaide.

Jack Carl Francis

Girard & Co., c. 1900, Photograph, B 69055/14

Formal portrait of Jack Carl Francis in formal dress, who 'died Monday October 20th 1902'. Photograph taken by Girard & Co, Argent Street, Broken Hill.

Lucy Ayers and friend

Peter Pan Photos Ltd, c. 1930, Photograph, B 69221

Photograph of Lucy Ayers (right) and another woman, photographed in the Adelaide Parklands.

John Baker and John Bagot

1920, Photograph, B 69228

Two men, identified as 'John Baker and John Bagot'.

John Gower

c. 1910, Photograph, B 69240

The Reverend John William Gower photographed on a horse, aged 81 years.

Elizabeth Gower and John Ferres

Hammer & Co., c. 1912, Photograph, B 69243

Elizabeth Anne Gower (nee Davison) with her grandson, John Leslie Ferres.

Pastor Jude Noble

State Library of South Australia, 2005, Photograph, B 69137

Pastor Jude Noble of the Vine and Olive Branch Metropolitan Community Church, Pennington Terrace, North Adelaide.

1st Creveen Guides

1932, Photograph, B 69269

Formal portrait of the 1st Creveen Guides group, taken in May 1932.

Jarrett family

A.S. Doolette & Co., c. 1913, Photograph, B 69313

Jarrett family siblings photographed in a garden at Fullarton with their mother. Back row (from left) Herbert, Gertrude Johnson, Edward, Charlotte (Lottie) Hamdorf and Allan. Front row (from left) Marian Elizabeth (Bess) Gardiner, Eliza Jarrett (nee Dalton) and Mary (Mol) Fuss.