Manoly Lascaris family photograph albums, ca. 1905-1948, including a letter from George Lascaris to...
Manoly Lascaris family photograph albums, ca. 1905-1948, including a letter from George Lascaris to his son Manoly, 15 October 1930
About this item
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Date
ca. 1905-1948
Call Numbers
PXE 1013
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Physical Description
Contents
1 portfolio (7 photographic prints, 1 letter, 1 certificate - 34.5 x 24 cm: ; 34.5 x 24
1 album (104 photographic prints) - 25 x 33.5 cm
1 album (234 photographic prints) - 26 x 35.5 cm
1 album (31 photographic prints) - 26 x 35.5 cm
3 photographic prints
Other Descriptions
Level of description
Fonds
Arrangement
Collection arranged and described by Eleanor Christofides, for the internship component of the Master of Museum Studies course, University of Sydney, June-July 2009
Subjects
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Scope and Contents
Contents
Collection of personal family photographs comprising 1 folder containing studio photographic portraits, a letter from George Lascaris to this son Manoly in 1930 and a 1948 Qantas Empire Airways certificate; 3 photographic albums (369 photographs); 1 photograph of the Lascaris family and 2 photographs of Patrick White.
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Full title
Manoly Lascaris family photograph albums, ca. 1905-1948, including a letter from George Lascaris to his son Manoly, 15 October 1930
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Object History
This collection of photographs belonged to Manoly Lascaris and was sent to his sister in Athens when he was taken into hospital some months before he died. The collection returned to Australia in January 2004 to the Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales when the Trust was involved in negotiations to acquire the home of Patrick White and Manoly L...
Contextual Information
Source
Presented by Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales on behalf of Mrs Ellie Polymeropoulou, October 2008
Administrative / Biographical history
Manoly Lascaris (Emmanuel George Lascaris) was born in Cairo 1912 to George Lascaris, a cotton-trader from Smyrna, and Florence Mayhew, an American. When he was young, his parents separated and his mother returned to America. His father also left, and aunts were brought to Alexandria to look after Manoly and his siblings. In 1922 his aunts plann...
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
PXE 1013
Record Identifier
nvg83XJ1
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/nvg83XJ1
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Reference code
867109
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