Views of Mount Enniskillen, Barcoo River, Qld. and family portraits from the Elizabeth May Allan papers

PXE 1082

fonds

ca. 1870-1960

Graphic Materials, Photographs, Watercolours, Ephemera

132217

11 photographs - 1 souvenir booklet (8 snapshots); 8 photographic prints (postcards): black & white; 20.5 x 6.5 cm.
5 ephemera items (4 collecting cards and 1 commemorative print) - black & white - colour; 17.5 x 8.5 cm.
2 watercolours - 12 x 19.5 cm.

Elizabeth May Allan was the daughter of James Thomas Allan, pioneer settler at Mount Enniskillen station on the Barcoo River, Queensland -- Australian Dictionary of Biography, Vol.3, pp.22-23

Contains two watercolour views and photograph of Mount Enniskillen station ; portraits of E. M. Wardell (nee Allan) and Allan family members ; Mme. [Nellie] Melba's concert [inside the Sydney Town Hall, showing audience and stage] ; also Souvenir Snapshots [booklet] of Thursday Island, postcards of Anzac Memorial, Hyde Park, Sydney, The Rose Series collecting cards of Aboriginal people (nos. W.7, W.8, W.9, W.12), a commemorative print of King Edward VII and the Queen Mother, Alexandra.

The Rose Series are portraits of King Moonlight, Wild Harry, and Charlie.

Forms part of the Elizabeth May Allen papers at MLMSS 1515.

Research & study copies allowed: Applies only to material in which the author has been deceased for more than 70 years
Copyright status:: In copyright - This collection has multiple rights owners
Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales
Out of copyright: Photographs created before 1955

Pic.Acc. Upgrade Project - Information transferred from Pic.Acc.1206 as part of the eRecords Project 2011-2012

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