E.W. Searle collection of photographs [picture]
- Bib ID:
- 3044581
- Format:
- Picture
- Author:
- Searle, E. W. (Edward William) 1887-1955
- Online Version:
- National Library of Australia digitised item
- Related Online Resources:
- Finding aid at National Library of Australia
- Description:
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- between ca. 1900 and ca. 1955
- ca. 2000 photographs : b&w; 40.5 x 50.9 cm, or smaller.
- 253 negatives : nitrate ; 9x 14.1 cm. and less.
- 28 slides : b&w ; 7.3 x 8.3 cm.
- Summary:
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Photographs of Sydney scenery, city buildings, country and bush scenes in N.S.W., mining, aviation, Northern Territory and Queensland, Tasmania, Melbourne, Canberra, Indigenous Australians, portraits, Sydney Harbour Bridge and aerial photography and surveys. Collection includes glass negatives of his father, James Searle, a lantern lecturer, and albums of mounted photographs.
- Biography/History:
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E.W. Searle was a professional photographer associated with the firms Hall & Co. and Grace Bros (Sydney) and J.W. Beattie (Hobart). He photographed an official record of the building of the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
- Notes:
- Also available online https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-3252550910
- Related Material:
- E.W. Searle special map collection ; Located at; National Library of Australia Map collection.
- Source of Acquisition:
- E.W. Searle Collection.
- Cited In:
- Burmester, v. 4.
- Has Sub-series:
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- Has subcollection: Tasmanian views, Edward Searle's album of photographs of Australia, Antarctica and the Pacific, 1911-1915
- Has subcollection: Official air views of the opening celebrations of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, 19 March, 1932
- Has subcollection: Album of photographs of N.S.W. flora, mainly Sydney area
- Has subcollection: Aerial photographs of Sydney
- Has subcollection: Australia beautiful, New South Wales
- Has subcollection: Aerial views of Sydney and surroundings
- Has subcollection: Album of photographs of Aboriginal rock carvings at sites near Sydney
- Has subcollection: Aerial photographs of Sydney Harbour Bridge and other views
- Has subcollection: [Early aircraft, Sydney]
- Has subcollection: Historic buildings and memorials, New South Wales
- Has subcollection: Ships, historic buildings and memorials, New South Wales
- Subject:
- Other authors/contributors:
- Searle, James, photographer
- Related Records:
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This collection contains 2,203 records. - Copyright:
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Copyright Uncertain
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- Reason for copyright status:
- Unable to determine date of publication or creation
Copyright status was determined using the following information:
- Material type:
- Photograph
- Published status:
- Unpublished
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