Meyer and Corlass family photographs, ephemera and realia, ca. 1896-1951, 197-?
Meyer and Corlass family photographs, ephemera and realia, ca. 1896-1951, 197-?
About this item
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Author / Creator
Date
ca. 1896-1951, 197-?
Call Numbers
PXE 1308 , R 1185 , Status: On display - The Collectors’ Gallery, Case 3, Shelf 58 - applies to R 1185
Record Identifier
Reference Code
Formats
Pictures, Photographs, Objects, Medals and Ephemera
Physical Description
Contents
Approximately 90 photographs (in 3 albums)
38 ephemera items (postcards)
6 ephemera items
Approximately 255 photographs - 38 x 32 cm. or smaller - gelatin silver
2 certificates - 28 x 22 cm. - chromolithograph
1 computer disk - CD-ROM
2 commemorative medals - 62 x 50 mm. - bronze?
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Level of description
Fonds
Access and use
Copying Conditions
Out of copyright : Created before 1955 - applies to photographs
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Physical Access Conditions
Access to this pictures collection via appointment only. Please submit your request through Ask a Librarian : Applies to R 1185
Subjects
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Scope and Contents
Contents
PXE 1308
Chiefly family photographs of the Meyer and Corlass families, ca.1896-1951, in Noumea, Maryborough, Burleigh Heads, Brisbane, Cabbage Tree Creek, Mt. Crosby and Nerang, Qld.; include photographs of the Ryan, Guthrie and Langdon families.
Mounted photographs include Alexandre & Louise Meyer, 1871-1913 (print by The Crown Studi...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Meyer and Corlass family photographs, ephemera and realia, ca. 1896-1951, 197-?
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Author / Artists
Notes
General note
Photographs show the Corlass family at home at Cabbage Tree Creek, Qld., where a house was built for Edwin Corlass, the superintendent of the construction of Lake Manchester dam, 1916.
This pictorial material is part of the Auguste Jules Meyer miscellaneous papers, 1866-1944, at MLDOC 2792
Contextual Information
Source
Presented by Mr E. (Ted) Meyer, February 1977, August 1977 and April 2005
Pic.Acc.4052
Administrative / Biographical history
Auguste Jules Meyer was born in Noumea on 15 September 1886. He arrived in Sydney on 19 August 1908 and became a naturalised British subject in May 1922. He was employed as a typist by Rylands & Sons (Colonial) Pty. Ltd., cotton goods indentors from October 1908 until March 1909. In March 1909 he joined Picard-Goulet Fils, wool and sheepskin buyers...
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
PXE 1308 , R 1185 , Status: On display - The Collectors’ Gallery, Case 3, Shelf 58 - applies to R 1185
Record Identifier
YoldvjQ9
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/YoldvjQ9
Other Identifiers
Reference code
908927
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