Guide to the Hugh Douglas Dircks collection of photographs of landscapes

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PIC/P793/1-112

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Collection Summary

Title: Hugh Douglas Dircks collection of photographs of landscapes
Date Range: [ca. 1936-ca. 1951]
Collection Number: PIC/P793/1-112
Extent: 112 items 112 photographs ; bromoil, silver gelatin.
Language of Materials: English
Repository: Special Collections (Pictures)

Introduction

Scope and Contents

This collection comprises of landscapes in England, Europe, Indonesia and coastal scenes in New South Wales. The photographs were taken by H.D. Dircks; an amateur photographer, an early member of the Sydney Camera Circle, and an associate of Harold Cazneaux. Patrons are advised this finding aid is incomplete and material will be added to it over time.

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Item Descriptions

London calling [Trafalgar Square], 1939 (Item PIC/P793/1) - Piece PIC Drawer PM 13507 #PIC/P793/1

This photograph is a duplicate of PIC/P793/38 which is digitised.

Narrow Alleyway, Kendal Cumbria, England, c. 1936-1951 (Item PIC/P793/2) - Piece PIC Drawer PM 13508 #PIC/P793/2

[Hillside Homes], c. 1936-1951 (Item PIC/P793/3) - Piece PIC Drawer PM 13509 #PIC/P793/3

[Old farm buildings], c. 1936-1951 (Item PIC/P793/4) - Piece PIC Drawer PM 13510 #PIC/P793/4

Breath of tropics, c. 1936-1951 (Item PIC/P793/5) - Piece PIC Drawer PM 13511 #PIC/P793/5

Man riding a horse beside a stream [1], 1930 (Item PIC/P793/6) - Piece PIC Drawer PM 13512 #PIC/P793/6

Man riding a horse beside a stream [2], c. 1930 (Item PIC/P793/7) - Piece PIC Drawer PM 13513 #PIC/P793/7

Daily Bread, Trafalgar Square [1], 1930 (Item PIC/P793/8) - Piece PIC Drawer PM 13514 #PIC/P793/8

"Photo Graphic Society of New South Wales - Exhibition for 1940; accepted & hung" --sticker on verso.

[Old archway of the Kaiserburg Castle, paved with cobblestones, Nuremberg, Germany], c. 1936-1951 (Item PIC/P793/9) - Piece PIC Drawer PM 13515 #PIC/P793/9

Rural scene with stream, c. 1936-1951 (Item PIC/P793/10) - Piece PIC Drawer PM 13516 #PIC/P793/10

Oyster farm and old hut at edge of Bermagui River, New South Wales, c. 1936-1951 (Item PIC/P793/11) - Piece PIC Drawer PM 13517 #PIC/P793/11

[Mt Dromedary from Bermagui, river with mountains in the distance], c. 1936-1951 (Item PIC/P793/12) - Piece PIC Drawer PM 13518 #PIC/P793/12

The bush "pub", out west, c. 1936-1951 (Item PIC/P793/13) - Piece PIC Drawer PM 13519 #PIC/P793/13

Afternoon in the valley, c. 1936-1951 (Item PIC/P793/14) - Piece PIC Drawer PM 13520 #PIC/P793/14

[Temple framed by tress], 1930 (Item PIC/P793/15) - Piece PIC Drawer PM 13521 #PIC/P793/15

[Trees overhanging stream], 1930 (Item PIC/P793/16) - Piece PIC Drawer PM 13522 #PIC/P793/16

[House shaded by a large tree], 1930 (Item PIC/P793/17) - Piece PIC Drawer PM 13523 #PIC/P793/17

Two horses by a stream, c. 1936-1951 (Item PIC/P793/18) - Piece PIC Drawer PM 13524 #PIC/P793/18

[Village scene with canal and stone bridge, England], 1930 (Item PIC/P793/19) - Piece PIC Drawer PM 13525 #PIC/P793/19

Winter pastures, c. 1936-1951 (Item PIC/P793/20) - Piece PIC Drawer PM 13526 #PIC/P793/20

[Cows in the pasture], c. 1936-1951 (Item PIC/P793/21) - Piece PIC Drawer PM 13527 #PIC/P793/21

[The Cathedral door, entrance to church showing a large crucifix] [1], c. 1936-1951 (Item PIC/P793/22) - Piece PIC Drawer PM 13528 #PIC/P793/22

Fishing boat, c. 1936-1951 (Item PIC/P793/23) - Piece PIC Drawer PM 13529 #PIC/P793/23

[Canal with arched bridge], c. 1936-1951 (Item PIC/P793/24) - Piece PIC Drawer PM 13530 #PIC/P793/24

The valley of mountains, c. 1936-1951 (Item PIC/P793/25) - Piece PIC Drawer PM 13531 #PIC/P793/25

In port, c. 1936-1951 (Item PIC/P793/26) - Piece PIC Drawer PM 13532 #PIC/P793/26

Stone [houses along a narrow cobblestone laneway], c. 1936-1951 (Item PIC/P793/27) - Piece PIC Drawer PM 13533 #PIC/P793/27

[Isolated house at the foot of the mountain] [1], c. 1930 (Item PIC/P793/28) - Piece PIC Drawer PM 13534 #PIC/P793/28

This image is a duplicate of PIC/P793/34.

Evening, 1930 (Item PIC/P793/29) - Piece PIC Drawer PM 13535 #PIC/P793/29

The "Mary Ann" [boat] [1], c. 1936-1951 (Item PIC/P793/30) - Piece PIC Drawer PM 13536 #PIC/P793/30

[Cattle grazing near old building], 1930 (Item PIC/P793/31) - Piece PIC Drawer PM 13537 #PIC/P793/31

[Country road with large gum tree], c. 1936-1951 (Item PIC/P793/33) - Piece PIC Drawer PM 13539 #PIC/P793/33

[Isolated house at the foot of the mountain] [1], 1930 (Item PIC/P793/34) - Piece PIC Drawer PM 13540 #PIC/P793/34

This image is a duplicate of PIC/P793/28.

[Outcrops of rock on hillside] [1], 1930 (Item PIC/P793/35) - Piece PIC Drawer PM 13541 #PIC/P793/35

[Indonesia - palm trees], 1930 (Item PIC/P793/36) - Piece PIC Drawer PM 13542 #PIC/P793/36

A north country hamlet, c. 1936-1951 (Item PIC/P793/37) - Piece PIC Drawer PM 13543 #PIC/P793/37

London calling [Trafalgar Square], 1939 (Item PIC/P793/38) - Piece PIC Drawer PM 13544 #PIC/P793/38

This image is a duplicate of PIC/P793/1.

[Intertwined gumtrees overlooking valley], 1930 (Item PIC/P793/39) - Piece PIC Drawer PM 13545 #PIC/P793/39

[Seascape], 1930 (Item PIC/P793/40) - Piece PIC Drawer PM 13546 #PIC/P793/40

[Outcrops of rock on hillside] [2], 1930 (Item PIC/P793/41) - Piece PIC Drawer PM 13547 #PIC/P793/41

[Bush scene] [1], 1930 (Item PIC/P793/42) - Piece PIC Drawer PM 13548 #PIC/P793/42

The bridge, c. 1936-1951 (Item PIC/P793/43) - Piece PIC Drawer PM 13549 #PIC/P793/43

There are two stickers on the verso of the photograph. One is for the 1940 Exhibition for the Photographic Society of New South Wales and another for New Zealand Centennial Exhibition International Salon of Photography (31st January - 28th February 1940).

[Farmhouse], c. 1936-1951 (Item PIC/P793/44) - Piece PIC Drawer PM 13550 #PIC/P793/44

The valley farm [1], c. 1936-1951 (Item PIC/P793/45A) - Piece PIC Drawer PM 13551 #PIC/P793/45A

The valley farm [2], c. 1936-1951 (Item PIC/P793/45B) - Piece PIC Drawer PM 13551 #PIC/P793/45B

Giggleswick [St Alkeldas Church, Giggleswick, Yorkshire, England], c. 1936-1951 (Item PIC/P793/46) - Piece PIC Drawer PM 13553 #PIC/P793/46

[Two gums on the crest of a hill], 1930 (Item PIC/P793/47) - Piece PIC Drawer PM 13554 #PIC/P793/47

A young man standing near bicycles in village lane, Kendal, Cumbria, c. 1936-1951 (Item PIC/P793/48) - Piece PIC Drawer PM 13555 #PIC/P793/48

The Cathedral door [entrance to church showing a large crucifix] [2], 1930 (Item PIC/P793/49) - Piece PIC Drawer PM 13556 #PIC/P793/49

This image is a duplicate of PIC/P793/22.

A stand of snow gums [1], 1930 (Item PIC/P793/50) - Piece PIC Drawer PM 13557 #PIC/P793/50

The home paddock [1], 1930 (Item PIC/P793/51) - Piece PIC Drawer PM 13558 #PIC/P793/51

"International Salon of Photography - accepted and hung at the New Zealand Centennial Exhibition; International Salon of Photography 31st January to 28th February 1940" --sticker on verso.

A lively sea [South Coast, New South Wales], c. 1936-1951 (Item PIC/P793/52) - Piece PIC Drawer PM 13559 #PIC/P793/52

The farm on the hill, c. 1936-1951 (Item PIC/P793/53) - Piece PIC Drawer PM 13560 #PIC/P793/53

Early morning, 1930 (Item PIC/P793/54) - Piece PIC Drawer PM 13561 #PIC/P793/54

Daily Bread, Trafalgar Square [2], 1930 (Item PIC/P793/55) - Piece PIC Drawer PM 13562 #PIC/P793/55

[Horses grazing in paddock], c. 1936-1951 (Item PIC/P793/56) - Piece PIC Drawer PM 13563 #PIC/P793/56

Down the garden path, 1930 (Item PIC/P793/57) - Piece PIC Drawer PM 13564 #PIC/P793/57

Laundry "de-luxe", 1930 (Item PIC/P793/58) - Piece PIC Drawer PM 13565 #PIC/P793/58

[Old barn in paddock], c. 1936-1951 (Item PIC/P793/59) - Piece PIC Drawer PM 13566 #PIC/P793/59

The valley farm [3], 1930 (Item PIC/P793/60) - Piece PIC Drawer PM 13567 #PIC/P793/60

The duck master [ducks near river with man, Bali, Indonesia?], 1951 (Item PIC/P793/61) - Piece PIC Drawer PM 13568 #PIC/P793/61

Au revoir to sunshine, c. 1936-1951 (Item PIC/P793/62) - Piece PIC Drawer PM 13569 #PIC/P793/62

[A man and a woman walking along the seashore], c. 1936-1951 (Item PIC/P793/63) - Piece PIC Drawer PM 13570 #PIC/P793/63

[A cabin boat at the edge of a treelined river], c. 1936-1951 (Item PIC/P793/64) - Piece PIC Drawer PM 13571 #PIC/P793/64

The hanging branch, c. 1936-1951 (Item PIC/P793/65) - Piece PIC Drawer PM 13572 #PIC/P793/65

Bogan River - Nyngan, [New South Wales], c. 1936-1951 (Item PIC/P793/66) - Piece PIC Drawer PM 13573 #PIC/P793/66

[Small farmhouse in the bush], c. 1936-1951 (Item PIC/P793/67) - Piece PIC Drawer PM 13574 #PIC/P793/67

The pool, 1930 (Item PIC/P793/68) - Piece PIC Drawer PM 13575 #PIC/P793/68

[Weeds growing by a pool] [1], 1930 (Item PIC/P793/69) - Piece PIC Drawer PM 13576 #PIC/P793/69

The pottery market, c. 1936-1951 (Item PIC/P793/70) - Piece PIC Drawer PM 13577 #PIC/P793/70

[Polar and willow] [1], 1930 (Item PIC/P793/71) - Piece PIC Drawer PM 13578 #PIC/P793/71

[Polar and willow] [2], 1930 (Item PIC/P793/72) - Piece PIC Drawer PM 13579 #PIC/P793/72

[View of the river from high bank], 1930 (Item PIC/P793/73) - Piece PIC Drawer PM 13580 #PIC/P793/73

[The home paddock] [2], 1930 (Item PIC/P793/74) - Piece PIC Drawer PM 13581 #PIC/P793/74

[Bare branched tree overhanging a river] [1], 1930 (Item PIC/P793/75) - Piece PIC Drawer PM 13582 #PIC/P793/75

[Bare branched tree overhanging a river] [2], c. 1936-1951 (Item PIC/P793/76) - Piece PIC Drawer PM 13583 #PIC/P793/76

[The Cathedral door, entrance to church showing a large crucifix] [3], 1930 (Item PIC/P793/77) - Piece PIC Drawer PM 13584 #PIC/P793/77

Stand of Snow Gums [2], 1930 (Item PIC/P793/78) - Piece PIC Drawer PM 13585 #PIC/P793/78

[Cultivated fields], c. 1936-1951 (Item PIC/P793/79) - Piece PIC Drawer PM 13586 #PIC/P793/79

Landscape, Honolulu [Hawaii], 1930 (Item PIC/P793/80) - Piece PIC Drawer PM 13587 #PIC/P793/80

Over beyond, c. 1936-1951 (Item PIC/P793/81) - Piece PIC Drawer PM 13588 #PIC/P793/81

"This picture was among those selected for exhibition at the Royal Photographic Society. It was however, unfortunately crowded out, owing to lack of space" --verso.

Autumn shower, 1930 (Item PIC/P793/82) - Piece PIC Drawer PM 13589 #PIC/P793/82