Series 02: Glass negatives of headstones in Devonshire Street Cemetery, Sydney, and other cemeteries...
Series 02: Glass negatives of headstones in Devonshire Street Cemetery, Sydney, and other cemeteries...
Series 02: Glass negatives of headstones in Devonshire Street Cemetery, Sydney, and other cemeteries, ca. 1900-1914 / Mrs. Arthur George Foster
About this item
Full title
Date
ca. 1900-1914
Call Numbers
ON 146/nos. 330-485
Record Identifier
Reference Code
Formats
Pictures and Photographs
Physical Description
Contents
143 negatives - various sizes - glass
Other Descriptions
Level of description
Series
Access and use
Copying Conditions
Out of copyright : Created before 1955
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Physical Access Conditions
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Issue Copy
Digitised
Finding aids
Partial original contents list by Mrs. A. G. Foster at PXn 860
Subjects
More information
Scope and Contents
Contents
330-472. Photographs taken by Mrs Foster prior to the demolition of the Devonshire St Cemetery. The glass negatives were arranged in alphabetical order by Mr Foster according to a name on a headstone, then numbered for each initial letter. Thus B1 B2 etc, C1, C2 etc. The letters A, E are missing. It should be noted that each negative was assigned t...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Series 02: Glass negatives of headstones in Devonshire Street Cemetery, Sydney, and other cemeteries, ca. 1900-1914 / Mrs. Arthur George Foster
Notes
General note
Photographic prints from the negatives of headstones in Devonshire Street Cemetery, 1900-1901 are at Mitchell Library call no. PXB 768.
Signature / Inscriptions
One box and 2 box lids have Australian Historical Society donation stickers attached inscribed 'Donated by Mrs G. G. Foster, August/Sep. 1925', and are signed by the Hon. Secretary.
Description source
Contents list compiled by Prof. Marjorie Jacobs, University of Sydney, 1991.
Location of headstones for nos. 412, 415, 437-438, and 456a-b provided by Library reader, May 2018.
Contextual Information
Source
Pic.Acc.2141
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
ON 146/nos. 330-485
Record Identifier
n7oXqPXn
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/n7oXqPXn
Other Identifiers
Reference code
1007484
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