John Laird Waddell photographs and relia, 1907-1935

PXB 647
R 2025
SLIDES 238

fonds

1907-1935

Graphic Materials, Objects, Photographs

423857

9 photographs (in 1 album) - gelatin silver - 15 x 20.5 cm.
1 plaque - brass, printed - 48 x 74 mm.
1 slide - lantern
5 photographs - gelatin silver - 19 x 24 cm. or smaller

PXB 647
1. Portrait of John Laird Waddell as a young man
2. Group portrait of Fort St. Cadets, 1907, including John Waddell and John Lambert
3. Interior of John McGrath Ltd [service station, Glenmore Rd, Paddington], showing mechanics at work / photographed by Desmond Woolley, Mason-Leighton Studios, Sydney
4-12. John McGrath Ltd, 181 Elizabeth St, Sydney: Album of 'Cars, light delivery vans, one ton trucks'. Includes specifications and prices for truck models such as Chevrolet, "K" pastry body (for E. A. Ireland Ltd), "K12" tipping body, "K14" passenger Charabanc body, and standard steam laundry truck. Trucks built by A. H. Peters & Co. Pyrmont.
13. House, 34 Aida Avenue, Strathfield, 1935, built by Mrs Agatha Lillian Waddell
14. Racecourse, Flemington, Victoria

R 2025
Brass plaque with printed text: "Waddell's Ashfield Garage, 315 Liverpool Rd., Ashfield, Distributors for Chevrolet Cars...". 48 x 74 mm.

SLIDES 238
Coloured glass slide advertising "Waddell's Ashfield Garage (opp. Presp. Church), Pontiac six..." (Slide is incomplete and broken into 3 parts)

Access via appointment - Applies to R 2025 and SLIDES 238

Out of copyright: Created before 1955 - applies to photographs
Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales

Related Manuscript Material includes records from Ashfield garage business (1927-33) run by John Waddell, building documents re: erection of brick cottage 1935, and completed examination papers from the International Correspondence Schools Ltd, London (1910-12). Location Number: ML MSS 5012 Mitchell Library