portrait collection • Find • State Library of South Australia

Mary Packer Harris

1968, Photograph, B 69876

Portrait of artist Mary Packer Harris, sitting beside a window.

John Le M.F. Roberts

Hammer & Co., 1893, Photograph, B 69960

Formal portrait of John Le Maistre Francis Roberts wearing his Masonic Lodge regalia. A biographical note on John Roberts, written by Helen Heggie, can be viewed by requesting D 7947(T).

Alice Malcolm

Hammer & Co., c. 1904, Photograph, B 69961

Formal portrait of Alice Roberts Malcolm.

May Malcolm

Hammer & Co., c. 1904, Photograph, B 69963

Formal portrait of Alice Mabel (May) Malcolm, born 3 August 1882. The photograph is inscribed 'yours sincerely May'.

Cecil Bertram Malcolm

Greenham & Evans, c. 1900, Photograph, B 69964

Formal portrait of Cecil (Ces) Bertram Malcolm. He served in the Boer War in South Africa from January 1901-1902 in the 5th [Imperial] Contingent with the rank of Sergeant.

Ethel May Malcolm

Hammer & Co., 1901, Photograph, B 69965

Formal portrait of Ethel May Malcolm, inscribed on the back 'To dear old "Bill" with my dear love, in remembrance of March 1901'.

Thomas Malcolm Davidson

Fruhling Studio, c. 1903, Photograph, B 69966

Portrait of Thomas Malcolm Davidson, born 28 May 1902.

Portrait of Matron Ethel Davidson, who completed her nursing training at Royal Adelaide Hospital, served in Egypt, France and Italy from September 1914 to December 1918 and was matron at the Repatriation General Hospital at Keswick 1921-1933. She was awarded a C.B.E., R.R.C. and M.I.D.

Douglas Malcolm

c. 1897, Photograph, B 69972

Formal portrait of Douglas Malcolm.

Bruce Malcolm

Wiley & Co., c. 1897, Photograph, B 69973

Formal portrait of Bruce Malcolm who lived in Queensland where he worked as a station manager. He married Ethel (Ettie) Hack in January 1902 with whom he had 2 children.

Wilfred Malcolm

Federal Art Studio, c. 1900, Photograph, B 69974

Formal portrait of Wilfred (Wil or Bill) Malcolm who served as a trooper in the 2nd Mounted Rifles Contingent in South Africa from January 1900 to 1901. He later worked as a station manager, married Elsie Edith Payne in 1914 with whom he had three children.

Mary Richards

Mora Studio, c. 1900, Photograph, B 69975

Portrait of [nursing] Sister Mary Richards in her nurse's uniform.

Frank Allwork

Hammer & Co., c. 1900, Photograph, B 69976

Formal portrait of Frank Allwork in military - style uniform. Dr Frank Allwork married Jane Malcolm (1862-1925) in May 1884, subsequently moving to Norfolk, Tasmania in 1900. They had four children.

The Misses Phelps

c. 1860, Photograph, B 45626

Ambrotype portrait of two unmarried sisters named Phelps. They have lace at their collars and cuffs and their jewellery and the buttons on their dresses have been tinted gold. In a gilt metal frame. A third sister was the mother of John Mitchell (1811-1904), great-grandfather of Dame Roma Mitchell.

Fanny Smith

c. 1860, Photograph, B 50922

Ambrotype portrait of a woman seated holding a hat, identified on the veso as Fanny Smith. This is one of three images thought to show a member of the Kerr family, early colonists from Scotland.

Unidentified man

c. 1860, Photograph, B 50923

Ambrotype portrait of a seated man, thought to be a member of the Kerr family, early colonists from Scotland.

William Robinson

c. 1870, Photograph, B 70022

Studio portrait of William Robinson, taken in London. Robinson arrived in Adelaide in 1839 and acquired a pastoral lease at Hill River in 1844. He sold this to C.B. Fisher in 1855 prior to moving to New Zealand.

Andy Thomas

United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration, c. 1996, Photograph, B 70054

Official NASA portrait of astronaut Andy Thomas. The second copy of this image has been signed by Andy Thomas.

John W. Mellor

Crown Studios, c. 1906, Photograph, B 70075

Studio portrait of John W. Mellor. An original inscription by Mellor reads 'Yours truly, John W. Mellor, Ornithological Assocn, President, "Holmfirth" Fulham, 13-3-06'. A later addition reads 'J.W. Mellor, President Royal Australasian Ornithological Union 1911 & 12'.

Ann Horrocks

c. 1865, Photograph, B 70083

Formal portrait of Ann Horrocks, nee Jacob.

Arthur Horrocks

c. 1865, Photograph, B 70084

Formal portrait of Arthur Horrocks.

Barbara Baird

Scott, Jenny, 1997, Photograph, B 70088

Portrait of Barbara Baird, pictured in her study, 28 August 1997. The photograph was exhibited in the GALS Exhibition during the first Feast Festival held in 1997.

Laura L.A. Haddrick

1867, Photograph, B 70149

Portrait, taken in September 1867, of Lavinia Laura Adeline Haddrick, eldest child of Thomas Gregory Haddrick and Bridgetta Ann McKniff. The daguerreotype has been tinted, and subsequently re-framed in a gold and cream mount and wooden frame. [The frame was made by Laura's father who was a cabinet maker.] Laura married August Heinrich Beyer on 5 October 1871.