Dr W.G. Woolnough photographs, ca. 1893-1940
Dr W.G. Woolnough photographs, ca. 1893-1940
About this item
Full title
Author / Creator
Date
ca. 1893-1940
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Reference Code
Formats
Pictures and Photographs
Physical Description
Contents
Approximately 3560 photographic prints - photographic albums, stereographs chiefly on stereo cards, sheets of mounted photographs
Other Descriptions
Level of description
Fonds
Subjects
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Scope and Contents
Contents
SERIES 01: Dr W.G. Woolnough photographic albums and sheets of mounted photographs, ca. 1893-1940
SERIES 02: Dr W.G. Woolnough stereoscopes, ca. 1893-1940
SERIES 03: Dr W.G. Woolnough individual photographs, ca. 1893-1940
Alternative Titles
Full title
Dr W.G. Woolnough photographs, ca. 1893-1940
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Contributing Creator
Photographs were chiefly taken by Dr Woolnough
Reference:
Library corespondence file
Notes
General note
Stereographs and photographs oftern unidentified and/or unsorted
Alphanumeric designations
Many of the photographs have Woolnough's number on the reverse in pencil but there was no key supplied with the photographic collection. There is possibly a key in the mansucript component of the collection at MLMSS 491/7-12
Contextual Information
Source
Presented by Mrs M.I. Woolnough, August 1961
Pic.Acc.6976
Administrative / Biographical history
Walter George Woolnough was "temporary" adviser to the Commonwealth Government from 1927 to 1941. After visiting North American and Argentinian oilfields in 1930, he encouraged the use of aerial surveys and aerial photos in the search for oil, which he believed would be found in commercial quantities in Australia and New Guinea. In 1932 Woolnough r...
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Record Identifier
YezdBQK9
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/YezdBQK9
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Reference code
845614
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