Wedding photographs by Howard Harris and other, mainly Newcastle, photographers, ca. 1915-1955
Wedding photographs by Howard Harris and other, mainly Newcastle, photographers, ca. 1915-1955
About this item
Full title
Author / Creator
Date
ca. 1915-1955
Call Numbers
PXD 589
Record Identifier
Reference Code
Formats
Pictures and Photographs
Physical Description
Contents
1 album (78 photographs) - 35.3 cm x 30 cm - sepia
60 photographs - various sizes - black & white and hand-colour sepia
Other Descriptions
Level of description
Fonds
Access and use
Finding aids
Contents list available in the Mitchell Library Reading Room -
Subjects
More information
Alternative Titles
Full title
Wedding photographs by Howard Harris and other, mainly Newcastle, photographers, ca. 1915-1955
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
A number show costumes designed and sewn by Hilda Begbie compared with Australian Women's Weekly, 23rd June 1982, page 20-21.
Keyword subjects:
Paramount Studio
Boddy, May and E
Rae (Photographers)
Tyndall (Newcastle, N.S.W.)
Begbie, Hilda
Residents
Signature / Inscriptions
All but 3 of the photographs are signed, blind-stamped or bear photographer's name on mount.
Attributions / Conjectures
46 photographs (18 in 1 album) are by Howard Harris, the remaining photographs are by other, mainly Newcastle, photographers.
Date note
Most of the photographs are undated, collection dated from earliest dated photograph (no. 50) and from information provided by Hilda Begbie, who collected the photographs.
Description source
Information transferred from Pictures Card Catalogue as part of the eRecords Project, 2008-2009
The album cover is stamped with the title 'Bridal studies', many of the photographs in the collection are untitled.
Contextual Information
Source
Purchased 1985
Pic.Acc.6036
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
PXD 589
Record Identifier
9Bv752O9
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/9Bv752O9
Other Identifiers
Reference code
844146
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