Photographs of Swain's bookstore, including interiors, employees, and functions
Photographs of Swain's bookstore, including interiors, employees, and functions
Photographs of Swain's bookstore, including interiors, employees, and functions
About this item
Full title
Date
approximately 1908, 1920's, 1946-1953, 1962-1963
Call Numbers
PXE 914
Record Identifier
Reference Code
Formats
Pictures and Photographs
Physical Description
Contents
45 photographs - 44.5 x 37.0 cm or smaller - albumen, gelatin silver
Textual material - 21.0 x 29.7 cm - 1 photocopy
Other Descriptions
Level of description
Series
Access and use
Copying Conditions
Copyright restrictions may apply : Photographs in this collection created before 1955 are all out of copyright. Photographs created after 1955 are in copyright for the life of creator plus 70 years
Approval for reproduction required : applies to photographs created after 1955
Please acknowledge : Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales
Issue Copy
Partly Digitised : Nos. 1 - 12, 23 - 43.
Subjects
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Scope and Contents
Contents
SHOP INTERIORS
1. 'Swains' 16 Moore St., 1908. Now Martin Place
2-9. Interior of bookstore showing Library and Book Rental Department, display stands, customers browsing, and stationery section. Christmas decorations reflect time of year Oct-Dec, approximately 1948
INDIVIDUALS
10. Mr Henry Charles Maitland Swain (probably early 1920...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Photographs of Swain's bookstore, including interiors, employees, and functions
Variant title
Nos. 2-9, 12-25,
Notes
General note
Nos. 23, 37, and 38 have photographers imprint at lower right and ink stamp on reverse.
Some photographs are in postcard format.
Digital order no:Album ID : 1014611
Signature / Inscriptions
Some photographs are identified on the reverse.
Date note
Nos. 13-21c, 23, 27, 30-34, 37-38, 41-42 dated by Curator of Photgraphs, Alan Davies 15/01/2013.
Contextual Information
Source
Presented by Mrs Joy Bryan, Sept. 2003
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
PXE 914
Record Identifier
nV2q5Lvn
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/nV2q5Lvn
Other Identifiers
Reference code
431503
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