Photographs of the Hardy-Johnston and Lambie families, 1866-1931

PXA 1397/Boxes 1-5
MPG/170

fonds

1866 - 1931

Graphic Materials, Photographs, Prints

52822

192 photographs - albumen and gelatin silver photoprints, cartes-de-visite, cabinet cards, photographic prints and ephemera items (postcards) - 23 x 28 cm or smaller
1 print - etching - 18.5 x 13.5 cm

Thomas Masterton Hardy-Johnston was born in Belfast in 1817. He became a civil engineer and spent most of his working life in various parts of India. In 1872 he emigrated to New Zealand. His son, Thomas Edward Hardy-Johnston, spent some time living in Durban, South Africa with his family. Roslyn Olivia Lambie is the daughter of Thomas Edward Hardy-Johnston.

Reference:
Manuscripts Contents List and Library Correspondence

This collection comprises 193 items:

PXA 1397 / Boxes 1-3
Items 1-120
Portrait photographs of the members of the Hardy-Johnston family, mainly taken by photographic studios in Sydney or Christchurch, New Zealand. This group includes photographs of members of the Hardy-Johnston family with Kingsford Smith and Charles Ulm (see items 2-5)

Etching of church, signed C. M. Clarke, ca. 1920 - ca. 1930

PXA 1397 / Box 4
Items 121a-147
Photographs of the family of Edward Hardy-Johnston in Durban, South Africa. Includes photographs of troops in the Boer War

Includes pages of Hardy-Johnston family photograph album

MPG / 170
Item 148
Group portrait 'South African Union Club Committee', ca. 1920s
(Transferred to MPG / 170)

PXA 1397 / Box 5
Items 149-193
Photographs of the Lambie family and the hotels licensed to John Lambie and an unidentified collection of copy prints taken from nitrate negatives

Forms part of MLMSS 1249 - the Hardy-Johnston papers

Out of copyright: Created before 1955 - applies to photographs
Out of copyright: Creator died before 1955 - apllies to print
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Contents list available in the Mitchell Library Reading Room, Pic.Acc.774

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