Edward Searle and Allan Searle collection of photographs, 1911-1979
Edward Searle and Allan Searle collection of photographs, 1911-1979
About this item
Full title
Date
1911-1979
Call Numbers
PXE 1484 , PXA 1705 , ON 522 , SLIDES 254 , SSV/125 , SV/272 , SV/273 , V/278
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Reference Code
Formats
Physical Description
Contents
13 albums (380 photographs) - 35 x 36 cm and smaller
Approx. 3000 loose photographs - 15.5 x 59.5 cm and smaller
Approx. 160 negatives - 12 x 16.3 cm and smaller - glass
45 slides - 8 x 8 cm - lantern
1 print - etching
Approx. 2500 negatives - various sizes - film
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Level of description
Fonds
Access and use
Copying Conditions
Copyright restrictions may apply : Photographs taken before 1955 are out of copyright; photographs taken after 1955 are in copyright for life of creator plus 70 years
Please acknowledge: : Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales and Courtesy copyright owner
Physical Access Conditions
Access to this pictures collection via appointment only. Please submit your request through Ask a Librarian : Applies to ON 522 and SLIDES 254
Subjects
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Scope and Contents
Contents
EDWARD SEARLE ALBUMS:
PXE 1484/Box 1
1. Early Tasmania, 1839-1912.
2. Antarctic Exploration. Amundsen and Mawson, 1911-1912
3. Sydney Harbour in the 1930s.
PXE 1484/Box 2
4. Mascot Aerodrome, Sydney, 1920-1939. Includes arrival of Charles Kingsford-Smith in the Southern Cross, June 1928.
PXE 1484/Box 3
5. University...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Edward Searle and Allan Searle collection of photographs, 1911-1979
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Notes
General note
Pic.Acc. Update Project as part of the eRecords Project, 2012-2013
Contextual Information
Source
Miss Jessie Searle and Mrs Marie Neil , November 1996
Administrative / Biographical history
Edward Searle was a professional photographer who worked for J. W. Beattie in Hobart from 1911-1915. From 1928-1938 he was employed by the photographic studio of Hall & Co., Sydney. In the late 1920s he began taking aerial photographs and became a pioneeer of aerial surveying in Australia. In 1932 he was appointed official aerial photographer for t...
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
PXE 1484 , PXA 1705 , ON 522 , SLIDES 254 , SSV/125 , SV/272 , SV/273 , V/278
Record Identifier
16A7oOon
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/16A7oOon
Other Identifiers
Reference code
51291
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