Arthur Paradise Ford lantern slides of New South Wales lighthouses, ca.1897-1930
Arthur Paradise Ford lantern slides of New South Wales lighthouses, ca.1897-1930
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Full title
Author / Creator
Date
ca.1897-1930
Call Numbers
SLIDES 221
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Formats
Pictures and Photographs
Physical Description
Contents
5 boxes (50 slides) - lantern
Other Descriptions
Level of description
Fonds
Access and use
Copying Conditions
Out of copyright : Created before 1955
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Scope and Contents
Contents
BOX 1
Twofold Bay to Barrenjoey on lid; label inside box inscribed Green Cape-Point Perpendicular incl. Crookhaven (Greenwell Point) (10 slides)
Montague Island L.H. (2)
Point Perpendicular L.H.
Point Perpendicular lantern [reproduction of printed plan entitled ‘Jervis Bay Lighthouse New South Wales]
Crookhaven L.H.
Green Cape...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Arthur Paradise Ford lantern slides of New South Wales lighthouses, ca.1897-1930
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
Forms part of Memories of Arthur Paradise Ford 1965-1947 and Marian Ford 1867-1946 / narrated by their children Margery and Arthur Rex, 1975 (MLMSS 3855 ADD-ON 1419).
Attributions / Conjectures
Though the authorship of the slides is not explicitly stated on the slides or on ML file, the donor, Mr A. R. Ford presented them as relating to his father's career with the lighthouse service (note on ML file). The Field Librarian noted that Mr Ford had never viewed the slides when he donated them to the Mitchell Library in July 1981. A viewing wa...
Date note
Dated from Ford's period of service with the lighthouse service. Burke Weir was built in 1897 and de Burghs bridge in 1899 (Box 5).
Object History
The donor, Mr Arthur Rex Ford, was the son of Arthur Paradise Ford.
Contextual Information
Source
Donated by Mr A. R. Ford, July 1981
Pic.Acc.4994
Administrative / Biographical history
Arthur Paradise Ford was born on 29 August 1865 in Nupend, Horsley, Gloucestershire, England. He was apprenticed as fitter with James Platt, James & John Fielding, engineers of the Atlas Ironworks, Gloucester, in 1882 and emigrated to Australia in 1886. In 1887 he was employed as an engineer with the firm Ryland & Morse building the first Hawkesbu...
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
SLIDES 221
Record Identifier
9WZMoqLY
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/9WZMoqLY
Other Identifiers
Reference code
913675
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