Photographs belonging to the family of Ida May Smith, ca. 1920-1981
Photographs belonging to the family of Ida May Smith, ca. 1920-1981
About this item
Full title
Date
ca. 1920-1981
Call Numbers
PXB 686/Boxes 1-3 , PXA 1703/Boxes 1-6 , PXE 1482
Record Identifier
Reference Code
Formats
Pictures, Photographs and Drawings
Physical Description
Contents
10 albums (616 photographic prints) - 23.5 x 31 cm. or smaller - mostly silver gelatin
876 photographic prints - 24.5 x 30 cm. or smaller - mostly silver gelatin
1 drawing - 18 x 24 cm. - ink
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Series
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Copying Conditions
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Scope and Contents
Contents
PXB 686
Box 1
Album 1
25 photographic prints of mostly family portraits, Sydney Harbour, bush and mountain views, ca. 1923-1932. Includes 16 clippings of 'If's in History' cartoons
Album 2
Album titled, 'Around Cooktown August 1963' and shows images of the Smith family on holiday in Cooktown, Qld, in 1963. Includes scene of the fami...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Photographs belonging to the family of Ida May Smith, ca. 1920-1981
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Artists
Notes
General note
Pic.Acc. Upgrade Project - Information transferred from Pic.Acc.6310 as part of the eRecords Project 2012-13
Signature / Inscriptions
Various inscriptions, subjects largely unidentified
Contextual Information
Source
Presented by Mr Greg Harris, Perpetual Trustees Company
Pic.Acc.6310
Administrative / Biographical history
Most of the photographs in this collection were taken by Ida Smith's husband, Charles Douglas Smith. He was a competent amateur photographer who worked mostly in black and white. He dated most of the prints, with details of camera and film used
The photographs record the life of Mr and Mrs Smith and their friends. Because Mr Smith had a kee...
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
PXB 686/Boxes 1-3 , PXA 1703/Boxes 1-6 , PXE 1482
Record Identifier
Yr8RRPbn
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/Yr8RRPbn
Other Identifiers
Reference code
902446
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