Brearley and Bray families papers and photographs, ca. 1860-1950
Brearley and Bray families papers and photographs, ca. 1860-1950
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Author / Creator
Date
ca. 1860-1950
Call Numbers
PXE 1525
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Physical Description
Contents
1 carte-de-visite album (93 photographic prints) - album 15.8 x 22.2 cm, photographs various sizes - albumen, gelatin silver, some hand coloured
1 photographic print - image 20.2 x 14.8 cm, mount 25.0 x 17.7 cm - Paris panel
7 photographic prints - images 14.5 x 10.2 cm or smaller, mounts 16.5 x 10.6 cm or smaller - cabinet cards
45 photographic prints - 21.5 x 27.6 cm or smaller - gelatin silver, albumen
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Copying Conditions
Copyright restrictions may apply : Photographs in this collection created before 1955 are all out of copyright. Textual material is in copyright.
Research & study copies allowed : Applies to textual material. Applies only to material in which the author has been deceased for more than 50 years
Please acknowledge: : Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales
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Scope and Contents
Contents
Carte-de-visite album, embossed leather with gilt, black and blind tooling, gilt edges, raised design, two brass clasps, 50 pages with two windows on each page. Photographs from Sydney, Brisbane and London, ca. 1868-1874, some hand coloured. Includes photographs of H.R.H. The Duke of Edinburgh, O. W. Brierly and Dr. Bland. There are also wedding po...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Brearley and Bray families papers and photographs, ca. 1860-1950
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
Signature / Inscriptions
Many portraits are identified and dated on verso or below image on mount or album window
Contextual Information
Source
Presented by Perry Brown, November 2012.
Administrative / Biographical history
Perry Brown went to Sydney Grammar School with Teddy and Keith Brearley and acquired the collection after their deaths. The Brearley brothers were the sons of Dr. E. A. Brearley, a consulting physician to H.R.H. The Duke of Gloucester whilst he was Governor-General in Australia. He was a leading opthalmic surgeon and honorary opthalmic surgeon at R...
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
PXE 1525
Record Identifier
1JkmXK5Y
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/1JkmXK5Y
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Reference code
1012373
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