Photographs of watch presented to Bert Howard, 1932, and men at Poverty Point, 1963, with notes by W...
Photographs of watch presented to Bert Howard, 1932, and men at Poverty Point, 1963, with notes by Will Andrade and Charles Gilbert, ca.1978-1987
About this item
Full title
Author / Creator
Date
1932-1987
Call Numbers
PXA 1693
Record Identifier
Reference Code
Formats
Pictures, Prints, Photographs and Manuscripts
Physical Description
Contents
3 photographs - 16.5 x 22.5 cm. and 20.5 x 25.5 cm. - silver gelatin
4 pages of textual material - photocopy and carbon typescript
Other Descriptions
Level of description
Fonds
Subjects
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Scope and Contents
Contents
2 b&w photoprints of men at Poverty Point, 18/2/1963, accompanied by photocopies of identifications by Will Andrade [from photograph verso?]:
Persons identified include Michael Casey, 'novelty instrumental', 'musical bloke'; El Dorado; Levante (L. G. Cole, died 1978); Viv. Weekes; Adrian St Leon; Tex Morton; Ossie Delroy, 'circus celebrity',...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Photographs of watch presented to Bert Howard, 1932, and men at Poverty Point, 1963, with notes by Will Andrade and Charles Gilbert, ca.1978-1987
Notes
Object History
The watch was in the possession of Will Andrade when Charles Gilbert compiled his notes; Charles Gilbert writes that Will Andrade (Harry Job) "kindly brought it in [i.e. to Gilbert, not to ML] and allowed a friend to photograph it". The photographs of Poverty Point were lent by Will Andrade to Charles Gilbert for copying by the Mitchell Library in...
Contextual Information
Source
Donated by Mr. Charles Gilbert, October 1987
Pic.Acc.6425
Original held by
Original watch and photographs were held by Will Andrade
Administrative / Biographical history
"One of the larger-than-life characters who used the pavement as his office was Bert Howard [1836-1937]: he managed a successful vaudeville circuit and was involved in the early distribution and showing of films, sometimes in a combined picture show/vaudeville performance. Howard, who had once been factotum for the great Harry Rickards, allegedly c...
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
PXA 1693
Record Identifier
nQR22eZ1
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/nQR22eZ1
Other Identifiers
Reference code
902248
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