Pictorial material and a pair of spectacles from the Martin family papers, ca. 1865-1948
Pictorial material and a pair of spectacles from the Martin family papers, ca. 1865-1948
About this item
Full title
Author / Creator
Date
ca. 1865-1948
Call Numbers
PXE 1190 , PXB 599 , MIN 476 , PXD 1149 , R 1132 , Status: On display - The Collectors’ Gallery, Case 1, Shelf 11 - applies to R 1132
Record Identifier
Reference Code
Formats
Pictures, Photographs, Prints, Objects, Manuscripts, Clippings and Ephemera
Physical Description
Contents
273 photographic prints, 2 drawings, 22 clippings, 18 ephemera items, 6 items of textual material (in 4 albums) - 25.5 x 32 cm. or smaller
1 photographic print - 9.5 x 8 cm. (box)
20 photographic prints - 44.5 x 30.5 cm. or smaller
1 print - 43 x 34 cm. - lithograph
1 pair of spectacles - 4.5 x 11 cm.
Other Descriptions
Level of description
Fonds
Access and use
Copying Conditions
Out of copyright : Created before 1955 - Applies to photographs
Please acknowledge: : Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales
Physical Access Conditions
Access to this pictures collection via appointment only. Please submit your request through Ask a Librarian : Applies to MIN 476 and R 1132
Subjects
More information
Scope and Contents
Contents
PXE 1190
Album 1
Inside cover notes, 'compiled by R. Ormsby Martin between 1946 and March 1948'.
Includes 155 photographic prints, ca. 1865-1948, mostly being portraits of Martin, Ormsby and Warner family members; 12 ephemera items including business cards of Lewis Ormsby Martin as Minister of Justice, NSW, and invitations to him and his w...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Pictorial material and a pair of spectacles from the Martin family papers, ca. 1865-1948
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Author / Artists
Notes
General note
Pic.Acc. Upgrade Project - Information transferred from Pic.Acc.3465 as part of the eRecords Project 2012-13
Signature / Inscriptions
Many of the photographs have descriptions verso or in album.
Contextual Information
Source
Presented by L. Fay on behalf of the Estate of C. A. Inman, 20 October 1975
Pic.Acc.3465
Administrative / Biographical history
Sir James Martin (1820-1886), Premier and Chief Justice of N.S.W., married in 1853 Isabella (1832-1909), sister of William Alexander Long (1839-1915). James and Isabella Martin had eight sons and seven daughters. Margaret and Mary Anne Martin were sisters and George Martin a brother of Sir James Martin. Mary Martin (1866-1956), a daughter of Sir Ja...
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
PXE 1190 , PXB 599 , MIN 476 , PXD 1149 , R 1132 , Status: On display - The Collectors’ Gallery, Case 1, Shelf 11 - applies to R 1132
Record Identifier
YzOg2Gv9
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/YzOg2Gv9
Other Identifiers
Reference code
909692
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