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Early photograph of Keith and Ross Smith

Smith, Keith MacPherson, Sir, c. 1895, Photograph, PRG 18/1/4

Studio portrait of Keith Smith (standing), aged about 5 years, wearing a white shirt with shorts and knee-high socks, and Ross Smith (seated), aged about 3 years, wearing a white dress and jacket with lace collar.

Andrew and Jessie Smith with son Keith Smith

Smith, Keith MacPherson, Sir, c. 1921, Photograph, PRG 18/1/22

Portrait of Jessie and Andrew Smith with their son Keith Smith (centre) in Royal Air Force uniform, sitting on the verandah of their home at 10 Stephen Terrace, Gilberton, South Australia.

Smith family in Penzance, Cornwall

Smith, Keith MacPherson, Sir, c. 1906, Photograph, PRG 18/1/14

Cabinet card portrait of the Smith family seated in an 'Excursion Car' with other tourists on a holiday in the town of Penzance, Cornwall, England. Sitting in the front row with the coachman (centre) are, left to right: Ross, Colin, Mrs Jessie Smith, and Keith Smith; the man standing in the second row is believed to be Andrew Smith. The carriage is packed with tourists and pulled by four horses. It is pulled up in front of Wardour House family hotel, formerly Wardour Pension, Wherrytown, Penzance. Photograph by W. Richards & Son, 2 Queen Street, Penzance.

Colin Smith aged 8 years

Smith, Keith MacPherson, Sir, 1903, Photograph, PRG 18/1/8

Studio portrait of Colin Smith, taken in March 1903 when Colin was 8 years old. He is wearing a sailor-style jacket with a large collar, and knee-length pants with long socks. He is standing in front a chair with his hands behind his back.

Ross Smith aged 10 years

Smith, Keith MacPherson, Sir, 1903, Photograph, PRG 18/1/7

Studio portrait of Ross Smith, taken in March 1903 when Ross was 10 years old. He is wearing a jacket with a large collar and bowtie, and knee-length pants with long socks. He is leaning against a chair and has one hand resting on his hip.

'Mervyn Smith; on train to Salisbury' printing plate

Tuck, Ruth, 1969, Artwork, PRG 1678/26/8

Printmaking block by Ruth Tuck featuring a portrait of her husband, Mervyn Smith, 'On train to Salisbury, Mon Aug 12', First Class carriage. Zinc plate relief engraving mounted on wood block. Signed by the artist. Includes an artist's proof copy print.

Photograph album of Mutooroo Station

Smith, Keith Macpherson, Sir, c. 1911, Photograph, PRG 18/3/1/1-12

Small photograph album with a red cloth cover of Mutooroo Station, given as a gift to Andrew Smith by a friend Mr H. Douglas King. Handwritten on inside cover: 'To Mr Andrew Smith, With best wishes for a very happy Christmas and great prosperity in 1912, from Mr H. Douglas King. In memory of Droughts in Australia!! A very happy visit to Mutooroo'.

Display panel to commemorate the Smith Brothers flight

John Martin & Co, c. 1919, Photograph, BRG 121/1/472

Display panel from a commemorative window celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Smith Brothers' flight from England to Australia in 1919, comprising three photographs - portraits of both Ross and Keith Smith, and the crew of the winning aircraft (Wally Shiers, Keith Smith, Ross Smith and Jim Bennett).

Group of five Victorian pilots

Smith, Keith Macpherson, Sir, 1917, Photograph, PRG 18/4/8

Group portrait of five pilots at an army camp, all from Victoria, Australia. Written on back: '5 of our Pilots. Left to right - Lt Cole, Capt Ellis, Lt Bailleau, Capt Murray-Jones MC, Lt Coates. All Victorians. March 1917'.

Ross Smith at camp

Smith, Keith Macpherson, Sir, 1917, Photograph, PRG 18/4/9

Portrait of Ross Smith in military uniform, standing outside a tent at an army camp, likely in Egypt.

Keith Smith in a Royal Flying Corps aircraft

Smith, Keith MacPherson, Sir, 1917, Photograph, PRG 18/5/3

Portrait of Keith Smith in flying uniform, sitting in the cockpit of a Royal Flying Corps aeroplane.

Portrait of Keith Smith, Royal Flying Corps

c. 1918, Photograph, PRG 18/5/8

Keith Smith, wearing Royal Flying Corps uniform and a thick scarfe, standing outside his quarters.

Colin, Andrew and Keith Smith

Smith, Keith MacPherson, Sir, c. 1915, Photograph, PRG 18/5/14A

Group portrait of Andrew Smith (centre), with sons Keith Smith wearing civilian clothes (right), and Colin Smith (left) in military uniform, with patch for the 10th Battalion on his right shoulder. Possibly taken shortly before Colin Smith's embarkation in August 1915.

Bolt family

1954, Photograph, PRG 1741/2/33

Walter and Grace Bolt (nee Johns) and family on their Golden Wedding anniversary. Back row L-R: Ethel Johns, Selma Bolt, Murray Bolt, Nancy Retallack, Grace Bolt, Phoebe Bolt, Amy Kav, Richard Bolt.

Otto Peters

Hartitzsch & Co., c. 1870, Photograph, BRG 121/1/1990

Studio portrait (carte de visite) of Otto Peters, who went into partnership with John Martin on 24 October 1866. Annotation with the photo suggests he retired as a partner in 1871, and drowned when a passenger on SS 'Gothenburg which was wrecked on the Barrier Reef in 1875. [From book 92.]

Keith Smith in uniform

Smith, Keith Macpherson, Sir, c. 1920, Photograph, PRG 18/53/4

Photographic portrait of Keith Smith wearing Flying Corps uniform. Photograph by The Falk Studios, Sydney.

Ross Smith in flight gear

Smith, Keith MacPherson, Sir, 1890-1955, c. 1920, Photograph, PRG 18/53/3

Print block featuring a portrait of Ross Smith wearing coat, scarf, flight cap and goggles.

Group portrait of five airmen

Smith, Keith MacPherson, Sir, c. 1917, Photograph, PRG 18/56/10

Five Royal Flying Corps airmen wearing winter coats.

Elder Smith Rifle Club

Smith, Keith Macpherson, Sir, 1915, Photograph, PRG 18/55/1

Group portrait of the Elder Smith Rifle Club in 1915. Keith Smith is back row, seventh from the left. Keith Smith was employed by Elder Smith & Co. before the outbreak of the First World War.

Pilots license extensions for Ross Smith

Smith, Ross Macpherson, Sir, 1921, Manuscript, PRG 18/30/4

Official booklet outlining extensions to Ross Smith's pilot's license for the periods: 29 March 1921 - 28 September 1921; 29 September 1921 - 28 March 1922; 29 March 1922 - 28 September 1922. Includes a black and white portrait photograph. Granted by the Air Ministry, London.