Glass photonegatives of Sydney and surrounding areas, ca 1890-1910 / photographed by William Joseph...
Glass photonegatives of Sydney and surrounding areas, ca 1890-1910 / photographed by William Joseph Macpherson
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Author / Creator
Date
ca 1890-1910
Call Numbers
ON 588
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Formats
Pictures and Photographs
Physical Description
Contents
688 negatives (28 boxes) - glass
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Collection
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Copying Conditions
Out of copyright : Created before 1955
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Scope and Contents
Contents
The photographs record family life and activities in and around Sydney, including the city, The Rocks, Sydney harbour and beaches, as well as family groups, picnics and rural scenes in the Burragorang area. Images from New Zealand and Norfolk Island are also included. Some photographs relate to the Macpherson family property 'Hawthornden' in Woolla...
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Full title
Glass photonegatives of Sydney and surrounding areas, ca 1890-1910 / photographed by William Joseph Macpherson
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Contextual Information
Source
Presented by David Macpherson, 2014
Administrative / Biographical history
William Joseph Macpherson was born on March 25, 1866, at Surry Hills, New South Wales. He was the second eldest child of Edward Augustus Macpherson, who arrived at Port Jackson in 1833 aged 10 months. Edward Augustus Macpherson (d. 1902) took an assignment of land dated December 28, 1875 and house known as “Hawthornden” in Roslyndale Avenue, Woolla...
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Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
ON 588
Record Identifier
nX6OJbMY
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/nX6OJbMY
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Reference code
1382270
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