White and Horden families' collection of postcards of views in New South Wales, Tasmania, New Zealan...
White and Horden families' collection of postcards of views in New South Wales, Tasmania, New Zealand and Fiji, 1901-1953
About this item
Full title
Date
1901-1953
Call Numbers
PXA 1741
Record Identifier
Reference Code
Formats
Pictures, Photographs and Clippings
Physical Description
Contents
141 photographic prints - various sizes - postcards
4 photographs - various sizes - black & white
3 clippings
Other Descriptions
Level of description
Fonds
Arrangement
Material not arranged in order of contents listing.
Access and use
Copying Conditions
Copyright restrictions may apply
Subjects
More information
Scope and Contents
Contents
Chiefly comprises postcards that Walter D. White sent back to his family during his travels across New South Wales. Also included are holiday postcards and photographs related to White's family, including his daughter Iris Mary Hordern and her children.
Alternative Titles
Full title
White and Horden families' collection of postcards of views in New South Wales, Tasmania, New Zealand and Fiji, 1901-1953
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Artists
Notes
General note
Pic.Acc. Upgrade Project - Information transferred from Pic.Acc.6392 as part of the eRecords Project 2012-13
Signature / Inscriptions
Postcards are inscribed on verso.
Object History
Marsden Hordern, the donor of this collection, is the grandson of Walter D. White.
Contextual Information
Source
Presented by Mr Marsden Horden, June 1987
Pic.Acc.6392
Administrative / Biographical history
Walter D. White, 1857-1941, public servant, writer and poet, worked as an Inspector of Schools in New South Wales in the early 1900s. In this post, he was required to travel throughout rural towns, often contributing prose and poetry to local publications as well as to the metropolitan press.
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
PXA 1741
Record Identifier
Y0KD0WV1
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/Y0KD0WV1
Other Identifiers
Reference code
900798
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