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Photographs of Adelaide scenes
Collection of black and white photographic prints, taken by an unknown photographer. They cover localities in the Adelaide Hills, Adelaide street scenes, events and activities. Details of items are listed below.
Floral Album
Photograph album of carte-de-visites and cabinet prints including tintypes of the Ford Family of Burra, with 'Floral Album' embossed in gold on the front cover, together with two loose additional photographs in an envelope. The name of the photographer or photographic company is noted in brackets, where known.
Album of views of people and places around Kapunda
Views of people and places around Kapunda. This collection of photographs depicting residents and other scenes in the Kapunda district was taken from glass plate negatives purchased by the Library in 1993. No identification came with the images.
World War II honour board, Bennett and Fisher
Colour digital photograph of the World War II Honour Board of Bennett and Fisher. The ornate wooden board reads 'Bennett and Fisher, 1914 1918, for our brave boys, White.W.H. 3rd Light Horse [killed], Chapman.W.F. 10th Batt, wounded, Kernot.J.M. 27th Batt. wounded, Matheson.R.G. Artillery, Cutten.M. invalided, Deeley.C.C. Flying Corps, Beckwith.S. 9th Light Horse, Clive Beechmore 9th Light Horse, Roll of Honor'.
Flower Day 1970
Collection of photographs relating to Flower Day 1970.
Series 024: City aerial views
Aerial views of Adelaide showing various features, including the Parade Ground, Government House, Railway Station, Parliament House and Institute Building.
Geoffrey Thomas Frost and wife Vera at Frost reunion, Park Hill, Manoora
Digital copy of a colour photograph of Geoffrey Thomas Frost and Vera Frost at the Frost reunion, held on the original Frost property, Park Hill at Manoora, attended by the descendants of William Thomas Frost and Elizabeth (Annie) Anna Frost.
Photographs of places in South Australia
Colour slides depicting scenes around Adelaide and South Australia. Views include shipping at Port Adelaide, planes at Adelaide Airport, locations in the Adelaide Hills, the Fleurieu Peninsula, Yorke Peninsula, and in the Adelaide CBD.
Hawkes Family photograph album
Album of the Hawkes Family, possibly containing photographs of Hawkes, Stebbing and Whittington families, and English relatives and siblings of Henry Hawkes and Francis William Hawkes, who married Mary Jane Whittington. The donor, Clifford Henry Hawkes, born 1898, indicated that the album belonged to his grandfather, Henry Hawkes. The album includes a one page family tree of Clifford Hawkes, compiled by the State Library, photographs of the original album (which has not been retained), several in memoriam cards (photos 56-59), and two Children's League certificates, belonging to Clifford Hawkes and Harold Hawkes. Most photographs are un-captioned, and a small selection have been digitised. The album is an interesting source of examples of carte-de visite and cabinet print portrait photography, along with one tintype photograph, by studios in Adelaide in the nineteenth century. These studios include H. (Henry) Jones, King William Street, Adelaide, L'Amico Fritz, 62 Rundle Street, Adelaide, S. (Saul) Solomon, 51 Rundle Street, Adelaide, P.J. Marchant, Waymouth Street, Adelaide, Edward Farndell, 83 Hindley Street Adelaide, W. J. Lott, Paris Photographic Co., 164 Rundle Street, Spicer Adey, 83 Hindley Street Adelaide, San Francisco Photo Co., Glen Osmond Road, Parkside, Hammer & Co. Art Studio, 6 Rundle Street, Adelaide, W. H. Hammer, Artist Photographer, 172 Rundle Street, Adelaide, Captain Sweet Studio, Flinders Street, Adelaide, T. (Townsend) Duryea, 66 & 68 King William Street, Adelaide, Thomas Adcock, Adelaide, James R. Dobson & Co. Photo Artists, Temple of Light, 44 Rundle Street, Adelaide, G. H. Knight, portrait and landscape photographers, and Melbourne Photographic Co., 16, 18 & 20 Rundle Street, Adelaide. The album shows the styles of clothing worn by babies, children and adults in the nineteenth century.
Frost family reunion, Park Hill, Manoora
Digital copy of a colour photograph of the descendants of William Thomas Frost and his wife Elizabeth (Annie) Anna Frost (nee Leeder) at the Frost reunion. The gathering was held on the original Frost property, 'Park Hill' at Manoora.
Additional photographs relating to exploration and maritime topics
A collection of mounted photographs relating primarily to exploration and maritime topics in South Australia and the Northern Territory, together with a small collection of portraits of people associated with the Royal Geographical Society. Two group portraits of Aboriginal people, from Port Lincoln and from Kopperamanna are included (photographs 9 and 15). Photographs 67-70 relate to the Flinders Centenary 1902. The following photographs have not been digitised (copies are held elsewhere in the Pictorial Collection or not related specifically to South Australia): 2. 'Light on Kingston jetty' with lighthouse keeper, his dog and bicycle; 3. 'Kingston jetty' Also at B 9409; 8. 'The British Hotel Port Adelaide', pencil sketch ca. 1841. Also at B 510; 9. 'Port Lincoln natives, last of tribe, 1897'. See B 512; 13. 'Victor Harbor breakwater'. Also at PRG 280/1/2/39; 20. Distant view of the landing place and iron stores at Port Adelaide, South Australia. Photograph of an artwork of 1838; 25. Horrocks' expedition, showing Horrocks and his party, with laden camel, moving through the bush. Photo of an artwork ca.1846; 26. 'Horrocks after being wounded on his way to Penwortham'. Photograph of an artwork ca.1848. Also at B 475. Original in the Art Gallery of South Australia; 28. Photograph of painting signed by E. Magraith 1904 with inscription 'H.M.C.S. Yatala after a painting by H. C. R. 1849', to Arthur Searcy Esq, President of Marine Board, from G. H. 1904'. See also B 9316; 31. View of the gorge on Mary River by Stephen King 1862. John McDouall Stuart Expedition. See also B 486/9; 33. 'Matthew Flinders, aged 27', photo of a portrait . See B 11153; 38. 'Captain Sir Leopold Mc Clintock, R.N. LL.D' photograph of an engraving of Sir Francis Leopold McClintock, Arctic explorer; 39. 'The late Sir John Franklin' photo of an engraving;40. 'Captain Charles Sturt' (Australian explorer). Also at B 70378/3; 41. 'Relievo of National Memorial to Sir John Franklin. M. Noble, Sculptor', photo of bronze sculpture in London; 51. 'Robert Kyffin Thomas' portrait. Also at B 3687; 52. 'Charles Davies older brother, Gawler'; 58. 'The Right Hon. Sir William Molesworth, Secretary of State for the Colonies'; 59. 'Sir Leopold Mc Clintock, 1880'; 60. Commander Verney Lovett Cameron 1878; 61. 'John McKinlay'. Davies & Co. photographer. Also at B 1782; 65. 'Sir J. Langdon Bonython'. Also at B 2255.
Theatre designs created by JS Ostoja-Kotkowski
The series consists of artworks, photographic material, correspondence, press clippings and a model of a set design relating to theatre productions where JS Ostoja-Kotkowski designed the sets and/or the costumes. They include plays, operas and ballets. The series is organised by production and see also references have been included where material is in more than one sequence. Chronology:. c1949-1953 Melbourne theatre (PRG919/26/3440-3462). 1956 The Prisoner (PRG 919/26/2252-2261); Swan Lake (PRG 919/26/3102). 1957 King Lear (PRG 919/26/1479-1480) Six characters in search of an author (PRG 919/26/3123-4); Three's Company (PRG 919/26/3466). 1958 Elixir d'Amor (PRG 919/26/888-9); Il Matrimono (PRG 919/26/1336); Waiting for Godot PRG 919/26/3784-3790); Pas Noir et Sentimentales (PRG 919/26/4103-4). 1959 Cavalliera Rusticana (PRG 919/26/289-302); The Two Widows (PRG 919/26/3488-3495). 1960 The Turn of the Screw (PRG 919/26/3470-3487); Faust (PRG 919/26/890-904); Orpheus (PRG 919/26/2057-2060, 2609-2731); Marriage of Figaro (PRG 919/26/905, 1560-1561, 2414-2417); Moon on a Rainbow Shawl (PRG 919/26/1562-1563A); School for Scandal (PRG 919/26/3098-3100); Teahouse of the August Moon (PRG 919/26/3155-3180). 1961 Don Carlos (PRG 919/26/392-410); Don Pasquale (PRG 919/26/411); Ham Funeral (PRG 919/26/918-928); The Entertainer (PRG 919/26/414-417); Lysistrata (PRG 919/26/1478); Music Recital (PRG 919/26/1564-1565); Opera Workshop (PRG 919/26/2418); Swamp Creatures (PRG 919/26/3103-3121. 1962 The Caretaker (PRG 919/26/141-158; The Cousin from Fiji (PRG 919/26/366-382, 3987; Gentleman's Island (PRG 919/26/917, 1364-6, 1383-5); Dinner Engagement (PRG 919/26/391); The Telephone (PRG 919/26/391, 3463-5, 4049); The Scarf (PRG 919/26/391, 3101, 3463-5, 4048); Prima Donna (PRG 919/26/1364-7, 2262); La Voix Humaine (PRG 919/26/1364-6, 1386-7); Iphigenia (PRG 919/26/1422-1458); JB (PRG 919/26/1459-1475, 4097-4101); Madam Butterfly (PRG 919/26/1481-2, 1557-9, 2400-2413, 3988). 1963 Il Seraglio (PRG 919/26/1337-1360); Oedipus Rex (PRG 919/26/1577). 1964 The Bartered Bride (PRG 919/26/50-90); Macbeth (PRG 919/26/1483-1555, 4116, 4187); The Tales of Hoffman (PRG 919/26/3125-53). 1965 The Balcony (PRG 919/26/1-49); The Flying Dutchman (PRG 919/26/909-916, 2348-56A); Riders of the Sea (PRG 919/26/2346-57); The Heavyweight (PRG 919/26/929-931, 1397, 2357); I Pagliacci (PRG 919/26/930-1, 1397-1421, 2061, 2357); The Representative (PRG 919/26/2327-44); The Royal Hunt of the Sun (PRG 919/26/2358). 1966 Intervarsity jazz convention (PRG 919/26/1363); Nabucco (PRG 919/26/1566-76, 2419-61, 4055-4096). 1968 Burke's Co (PRG 919/26/94-140); Cosi Fan Tutte (PRG 919/26/305-365); Death of a Salesman (PRG 919/26/383-90); The Recruiting Officer (PRG 919/26/2326); Intimate Opera Group - Chantedoiz, Missus (PRG 919/26/4188-4190). 1969 Orpheo/Orpheus and Euridice (PRG 919/26/1578-81, ON DISPLAY IN MORTLOCK WING 2462-2607); The Passion and Death of Our Lord Jesus Christ according to St Luke (PRG 919/26/1582-2056, 2732-3097); Rake's Progress (PRG 919/26/2263-2325). 1970 The Spanish Ravel (PRG 919/26/3122). 1971 The Unknown Soldier and his Wife (PRG 919/26/3496-3783). 1974 The Excursions of Mr Broucek (PRG 919/26/418-887); Idomineo (PRG 919/26/932-1335). 1975 Polish Theatre Zemsta (PRG 919/26/3872-3961). 1978 Polish Theatre Dwa Teatry (PRG 919/26/2232-4); Teatr Stary (PRG 919/26/3181-3248). 1980 Polish Theatre Teatr sw Franciszka (PRG 919/26/2235-40; 3249-75). 1982 Playboy of the Western World (PRG 919/26/2062-2127). 1985 Carouselle Theatre Co (PRG 919/26/159-288); Polish Theatre Przeprowadzka (PRG 919/26/2128-2226). 1988 Polish Theatre Ich Czworo (PRG 919/26/2241-51, 3376-3428). 1989 Polish Theatre Smierc na Gruszy (PRG 919/26/2227-2231, 3429-3439); Roztworowski (PRG 919/26/2359-2399). 1991 Polish Theatre Wesele PRG 919/26/3791-3871). nd The Trojan Women (PRG 919/26/3469); The Beast in View (PRG 919/26/91-93); Christmas Concert (PRG 919/26/303); The Interrupted Rehearsal (PRG 919/26/1361-1362); La Traviata (PRG 919/26/1477); The Magic Flute (PRG 919/26/1556); Tosca (PRG 919/26/3468); Richard II (PRG 919/26/2345); Toda-san (PRG 919/26/3467); Tango (PRG 919/26/3154.
Photograph album
Photograph album with embossed leather binding, of carte-de-visites, cabinet prints, tintypes and black and white prints (some tinted), of the Ford Family of Burra. The title page has 'Album' and the inscription in pencil, 'Mrs Ben Lock'. Photographers and photographic companies are noted in brackets, where known.
Photographs of the Steicke family
A collection of photographs of Steicke family members (1-34), together with some from friends and extended family (35 onwards ). Most were collected for actual/possible inclusion in the book 'Steickes in Australia since 1838 / [compiled by M.L. Steicke]. See 'items' for details of of individual photographs.
Photograph album of the Ive and Bagot families
Photograph album thought to have been compiled by Eileen Dubois Ive (later Mrs John Frederick Bagot) daughter of Charles William Ive and Agnes Dubois. The album contains photographs of many family members and friends, at 'Acton', Woodville and other places, showing fund raising and commemoration days during and after the first World War, such as Cheer Up Society work and marches, events such as Repatriation Day, French Red Cross Day and the opening of the Soldiers' War Memorial on North Terrace. Eileen married John Frederick Bagot in 1915 before his departure to France with the 13th Light Horse brigade and this album includes a number of photographs presumably taken by John Bagot, of fellow officers, places in Egypt, France and Palestine, and of the Camel Corps. The album contains five additional loose photographs, six postcards and one newspaper cutting regarding the sale of Stradbroke, the Magill home of Mr C. L. J. Dubois (maternal grandfather of Eileen Ive) and these have been placed at the end of the album. The postcards and newspaper clipping have not been digitised.
Scenes in Adelaide, Goolwa and Ungarra, Eyre Peninsula: photograph album
Album includes views of Adelaide and beaches at Brighton and Glenelg; draught horses at the Royal Show 1937; Goolwa barrage under construction, Sturt paddle steamer; the sailing ship Passat; together with family, farming, fishing and other leisure and sporting activities in the region of Ungarra, Eyre Peninsula, South Australia. Details of the photographs are listed under items.
Items commemorating the first England-Australia flight
Assorted items commemorating the first England-Australia flight, including menus and programmes of events in honour of Sir Ross Smith, Sir Keith Smith, and crew.
Flower Day 1962
Collection of photographs relating to Flower Day 1962.
Slides of South Australian scenes, sites and events
Approximately 800 colour slides (35 mm) taken by Noel Lothian, previously housed within the South Australian Botanic Gardens Library collection, featuring South Australian sites and events, urban and regional towns and port facilities including Whyalla shipyards.
Duke of York Royal Visit April 30 - May 6, 1927
Arrival of the Duke of York, King William Street, just south of Grenfell Street. Crowds of people line the route and have taken advantage of the nearby windows. Flags and bunting are strung across King William Street. The Royal couple have travelled from Victoria to Adelaide by train. The Royal Party have a Police Escort, Military Escort provided by 23rd Light Horse. The route is lined by Returned Servicemen, Citizen Forces, Boy Scouts and school children.
Rundle Street
Rundle Street, south side, corner of King William Street east, 16 November 1962, Rundle Street frontage is 13 yards and King William Street frontage is 25 yards. Lawrences Corner (Lawrence's tobacconists) stands on the corner next to the traffic lights. Jarman Shoe Store and Canberra Television Rental Shop can also be seen.
Album of photographs relating to Kerr and Collins families
Album of 38 carte-de-visite and tintype photographs of the Kerr and Collins families. Some are named: 3. Mr E.J. Wivell, teacher of dancing & calisthenics; 28. Grandmother Collins; 31 & 33. John Thomas Collins, wife Margaret and sons Bruce, Walter, Percy and Thomas. (Some photographs taken in Melbourne.) Cover is ornate with metal decoration and brass clasp. The album has the inscription 'To Janet Kerr from her devoted friend William Sutherland as a Christmas Gift 25 December 1865'. The front page has 2 newspaper death notices, for Grace Kerr, daughter of Stair Kerr aged 64 years at Prospect (1917), and William Howard, husband of Eliza Howard, aged 68 years at 'Alsted Farm', Alma. The album bears the owner's name plate 'Mr J.T. Collins, Maitland'.
Family album of the Hursthouse Family
The album contains photographs relating primarily to the life of John Wilson Hursthouse (1913-1945) including family camping holidays to the South-East, Yorke Peninsula and Eyre Peninsula between 1925-1930; schooling at Queen's School, North Adelaide, and Roseworthy Agricultural College, Boy Scouts, Army training at Kapunda Military camp, shearing at Middle Camp near Cowell and Elbow Hill (1934-1936); wheat harvesting at Gum Park, Yongala 1937; and training as an RAAF pilot at Parafield Aerodrome. The album includes a family portrait of John (Jack) with his parents Calvert Fearon Hursthouse and Lilian Ethel (nee Preshaw), and his siblings Helen Mary and Harold Richmond (Dick). Another photograph includes his son David as a child.
Photograph album of the Ive and Bagot families
Photograph album thought to have been compiled by Eileen Dubois Ive (later Mrs John Frederick Bagot) daughter of Charles William Ive and Agnes Dubois. The album contains photographs of many family members and friends, at 'Acton', Woodville and other places, showing fund raising and commemoration days during and after the first World War, such as Cheer Up Society work and marches, events such as Repatriation Day, French Red Cross Day and the opening of the Soldiers' War Memorial on North Terrace. Eileen married John Frederick Bagot in 1915 before his departure to France with the 13th Light Horse brigade and this album includes a number of photographs presumably taken by John Bagot, of fellow officers, places in Egypt, France and Palestine, and of the Camel Corps. The album contains five additional loose photographs, six postcards and one newspaper cutting regarding the sale of Stradbroke, the Magill home of Mr C. L. J. Dubois (maternal grandfather of Eileen Ive) and these have been placed at the end of the album. The postcards and newspaper clipping have not been digitised.
Adelaide and the Adelaide Hills: album of views
Album of views taken in Adelaide and the Adelaide Hills, with some photographs attributable to the photographer Captain Samuel White Sweet. Views include street scenes in and around Adelaide showing prominent buildings and the Botanic Gardens, Glenelg and Port Adelaide, as well as Norton's Summit, Waterfall Gully, Morialta, and Bridgewater in the Adelaide hills.
The Growth of "Maple Leaf"
A booklet published by the proprietors of the Maple Leaf Cafe in Rundle Street (part of the Ellis Cafes group). It consists of 16 pages with 8 coloured prints of artwork pasted in.
World War One memorial, One Tree Hill
A close view of a World War I war memorial at One Tree Hill, South Australia commemorating the lives of William Charles Kelly, 3rd Light Horse; Private Alexander Howard Blencowe, 48th Battalion; Private Albert Arthur Shillabeer, 48th Battalion; and Private Andrew William Shillabeer, 10th Battalion. A memorial listing those fallen in World War II was added to the tier below at a later date.
World War I memorial at One Tree Hill
A close view of a World War I war memorial at One Tree Hill, South Australia commemorating the lives of William Charles Kelly, 3rd Light Horse; Private Alexander Howard Blencowe, 48th Battalion; Private Albert Arthur Shillabeer, 48th Battalion; and Private Andrew William Shillabeer, 10th Battalion. A memorial listing those fallen in World War II was added to the tier below at a later date.
World War I memorial at One Tree Hill
A close view of a war memorial to the fallen in World War I at One Tree Hill, South Australia. Names listed: Lieutenant William Charles Kelly, 3rd Light Horse; Private Alexander Howard Blencowe, 48th Battalion; Private Albert Arthur Shillabeer, 48th Battalion; and Private Andrew William Shillabeer, 10th Battalion. A memorial listing those fallen in World War II was added to the tier below at a later date.
Army parade in Adelaide
Marching soldiers and ambulances of the Medical Corps in a parade along King William Street, Adelaide, South Australia.This photo appeared in 'The Observer' newspaper, Saturday 27 April 1918, page 23, along with a description of the parade: 'Returned Soldiers' Building Fund Appeal. The appeal which is being made to the public in behalf of our returned sailors and soldiers for a central home or clubhouse was continued on Saturday afternoon, when a fine programme of sports was contested on the Juibilee Oval. The military authorities lent their hearty co-operation, with the result that one of the finest processions which has been seen in Adelaide for some time was witnessed by thousands of patriotic citizens, who thronged the main thoroughfares of the metropolis.' This particular photo was captioned 'The Men of the A.S.C. and A.M.C.'