Henry Joseph (Harry) Cantwell photographs, postcards and realia, ca. 1914-1927
Henry Joseph (Harry) Cantwell photographs, postcards and realia, ca. 1914-1927
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Author / Creator
Date
ca. 1914-1927
Call Numbers
PXA 1615 , R 2021 , Status: On display - The Collectors’ Gallery, Case 1, Shelf 22 (R 2021/Item 4), Case 2, Shelf 35 (R 2021/Item 5a and R 2021/Item 5b), and Case 3, Shelf 54 (R 2021/Item 6a, R 2021/Item 6b, and R 2021/Item 7)
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Physical Description
Contents
89 ephemera items (postcards) (in 1 album) - 28.5 x 24 cm
178 photographs (in 1 album) - 17.5 x 26 cm
3 photographs - 11.5 x 13.5 and smaller
2 military badges - 4.5 x 7.5 cm - with felt colour patches
2 military uniform items - 4.5 x 14.5 cm - fabric
3 medals - 4.5 cm diameter and smaller - bronze, silver, with satin ribbons attached
1 box - 8.5 x 13 x 3 cm - brass
1 bullet - length 8.1 cm - brass, silver and copper
2 shrapnel items - length 3.2 cm and smaller - metal
2 badges - 3 cm diameter and smaller - brass, brass and enamel
1 medallion - 5 cm diameter - bronze in presentation box
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Access and use
Copying Conditions
Out of copyright : Created before 1955 - applies to photographs in this collection
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 R 2021/Items 1-7
Subjects
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Scope and Contents
Contents
PXA 1615
One photograph and one postcard album, 1926-1927, recording a trip by Harry Cantwell and his wife Bill to the United Kingdom via Colombo, Egypt, Naples and Toulon and return via Paris, Berlin,Warsaw, Moscow, Siberia, China, Korea, Japan, Hong Kong and Manilla.
Three loose photographs including "Harry and Bill Cantwell at the Work...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Henry Joseph (Harry) Cantwell photographs, postcards and realia, ca. 1914-1927
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
Pic.Acc. Update Project - Information transferred from Pic.Acc.6419 as part of the eRecords Project, 2012-2013
Contextual Information
Source
Presented by Mrs. B. Cantwell, September 1987
Pic.Acc.6419
Administrative / Biographical history
Harry Cantwell was a member of the 3rd Infantry Battalion, Australian Imperial Force. He fought at Gallipoli where he received a gunshot wound in the left shoulder and later on the Western Front where he received a gunshot wound in the right thigh. He rose to the rank of corporal and was discharged as medically unfit in 1917. In later life he worke...
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
PXA 1615 , R 2021 , Status: On display - The Collectors’ Gallery, Case 1, Shelf 22 (R 2021/Item 4), Case 2, Shelf 35 (R 2021/Item 5a and R 2021/Item 5b), and Case 3, Shelf 54 (R 2021/Item 6a, R 2021/Item 6b, and R 2021/Item 7)
Record Identifier
nZNvvvEn
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/nZNvvvEn
Other Identifiers
Reference code
902098
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