Photographs from the estate of Lily Markey, ca.1870-1943
Photographs from the estate of Lily Markey, ca.1870-1943
About this item
Full title
Author / Creator
Date
ca.1870-1943
Call Numbers
PXB 540
Record Identifier
Reference Code
Formats
Pictures and Photographs
Physical Description
Contents
30 photographs - albumen print and silver gelatin
Other Descriptions
Level of description
Fonds
Arrangement
Photographs of Lily Markey, followed by photographs of her grandmother, mother, father, aunts, uncles, cousin, and maid; group photographs; properties.
Access and use
Copying Conditions
Out of copyright : Created before 1955
Please acknowledge: : Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales
Subjects
More information
Scope and Contents
Contents
Most photographs are inscribed on the reverse by Lily (Lillian) Markey, identifying the subjects; some are identified on the reverse by the Mitchell Library's Field Librarian, and initialled and dated (1972). All titles below are from inscriptions in Lily Markey's hand except where otherwise indicated. The dates in Lily's inscriptions are usually t...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Photographs from the estate of Lily Markey, ca.1870-1943
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
Pic.Acc. Upgrade Project - Information transferred from Pic.Acc.2457 as part of the eRecords project 2011-2012
Object History
Lily Markey was the donor's mother's sister. The donor found this material in Lily Markey's house in Avenue Road, Mosman, after Lily died and Mrs Lothringer had the job of cleaning out the house and fixing up the estate. They donated the collection together with a ledger which proved to be an archival estray and was passed to the then Archives Auth...
Contextual Information
Source
Donated by Mrs J. Lothringer, February 1972
Pic.Acc.2457
Administrative / Biographical history
In February 1972 Mrs J. Lothringer offered the Mitchell Library these photographs which she found in the house of Lillian Markey, her mother's sister, after her death "about 1965" (registered 1965). She provided the following information to the Mitchell Library's Field Librarian:
Her aunt lived in Mosman when there were only 6 houses there and s...
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
PXB 540
Record Identifier
nvg8LKJ1
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/nvg8LKJ1
Other Identifiers
Reference code
910961
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