Royce Rees collection of Sydney theatre photonegatives, 1946-1967
Royce Rees collection of Sydney theatre photonegatives, 1946-1967
About this item
Full title
Author / Creator
Date
1946-1967
Call Numbers
ON 192 , PXA 739
Record Identifier
Reference Code
Formats
Pictures and Photographs
Physical Description
Contents
Photographs - 6659 photonegatives, b&w (some col.)
Photographs - ca. 650 silver gelatin photoprints
Other Descriptions
Level of description
Series
Arrangement
Chronological
Access and use
Physical Access Conditions
This material is held in cold storage and requires 3 working days notice to retrieve. Please submit your request through Ask a Librarian : Applies to negatives at ON 192
Finding aids
Available online - http://acms.sl.nsw.gov.au/_transcript/2007/D00007/rees.pdf
Subjects
More information
Scope and Contents
Contents
Many photonegatives in the collection were for theatre programs and publicity for JC Williamson and the Playbill programs of the Tivoli Circuit (never credited). Rees's montages for Borovansky Ballet were only briefly credited. About 20 of his images appear in: Entertaining Australia : an illustrated history / edited by Katharine Brisbane. Sydney...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Royce Rees collection of Sydney theatre photonegatives, 1946-1967
Notes
General note
Digital order no:Album ID : 823676...
Contextual Information
Source
Transferred from Dennis Wolanski Library of the Performing Arts, Sydney Opera House, 1997
Administrative / Biographical history
Royce Rees started work for Hal Williamson, (photographer, Reiby Place, 1946-1957, then 14 Lang Road, Centennial Park to 1960). Rees set up his own business 1961-1968 (12 Cunningham Street) and then 1969-1974 (17 Parker Street) and 1975-1976 (154 Elizabeth Street) -- ML 908/97 (Part II)
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
ON 192 , PXA 739
Record Identifier
YdmLd7j9
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/YdmLd7j9
Other Identifiers
Reference code
153078
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