Sydney street life, harbour and beach scenes, domestic animals, ca. 1880s-1900 / photographed by Art...
Sydney street life, harbour and beach scenes, domestic animals, ca. 1880s-1900 / photographed by Art...
Sydney street life, harbour and beach scenes, domestic animals, ca. 1880s-1900 / photographed by Arthur Syer
About this item
Full title
Author / Creator
Date
ca. 1885 - 1900
Call Numbers
PXA 2109
Record Identifier
Reference Code
Formats
Pictures and Photographs
Physical Description
Contents
81 photographs - 15.2 x 20.4 cm or smaller - albumen
Other Descriptions
Level of description
Fonds
Arrangement
Photographs arranged into separate consignments that were purchased from vendor
Access and use
Copying Conditions
Out of copyright : Created before 1955
Please acknowledge : Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales
Issue Copy
Digitised
Subjects
More information
Scope and Contents
Contents
Sydney streets and waterfront, ca. 1890s-1900
1. Scene of George Street including General Post Office building
2. Scene of George Street including General Post Office building
3. Scene of George Street (near Wynyard, looking south)
4. [Horses eating from feedbags outside Mort's Wool Store, Alfred Street]
5. [View of the Sydney GPO fr...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Sydney street life, harbour and beach scenes, domestic animals, ca. 1880s-1900 / photographed by Arthur Syer
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
Digital order no:Album ID : 1296835
Date note
Dates taken from description in vendor's catalogue
Description source
Category titles used in listing supplied by vendor
Contextual Information
Source
Purchased from Josef Lebovic Gallery, November 2014, Australasiana Collectors' List No. 174, items 60-64
Administrative / Biographical history
Arthur Syer, brother of artist Walter Syer, was an amateur photographer who specialised in candid, unstaged photographs of 19th century everyday people and subjects.
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
PXA 2109
Record Identifier
9yM6adE9
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/9yM6adE9
Other Identifiers
Reference code
1269415
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