Stereo slides of Australia and overseas scenes, 1952-1960 / photographed by Ralph Symonds

SLIDES 252/Boxes 1-7

fonds

1952-1960

Graphic Materials, Objects, Photographs

903590

Approximately 1800 slides - stereo, colour - 4 x 10 cm in mount
1 photograph - b&w - 4 x 8 cm.
7 slides - colour - 35 mm
1 stereoscope - black, plastic

Ralph Symonds was the owner of Ralph Symonds Ltd. based in Rosebery, N.S.W. The company manufactured laminated timbers and veeners. As part of his work and travels, Symonds took numerous photographs and slides, some of which are represented in this collection.

Stereo slides are arranged into 108 categories which are titled as follows:

1. Family
2. Friends
3A. Business Friends - Adelaide
3M. Business Friends - Melbourne
3S. Business Friends - Sydney
3B. Business Friends - Brisbane
3C. Business Friends - Canberra
3N. Business Friends - New Zealand
3P. Business Friends - Perth
3O. Business Friends - Overseas
4. Staff
5. Technical
6. Veneers Panels
7. Scenes N.S.W.
8. America
9. Caves
10. Beach
11. Canberra
12. Flowers
13. Stromolo Dome
14. Warragamba Dam
15. Sydney Harbour
16. Sydney Scenes
17. Carvings
18. Models
19. Aero Models
20. Windows Displays
21. Fire Brigade
22. Zoo
23. Grammar School
24. Logs & Fireproof Paint
25. Rescote Paint
26. Street Scenes
27. Laminated Arches
28. Keepit Dam
29. Tierney's Press
30. Glenbawn Tunnel
31. Tullawarra Chimney
32. Aus. Iron Steel
33. Bunnerong Chimney
34. Tech. Displays
35. Canberra Church
36. Paint Defects
37. Air Views
38. Fire Herrings
39. Dwyer Memorial & Shutters at Port Kembla
40. Royal Tour Arches
41. Solomons Isles
42. Adelaide Views
43. Perth Views
44. Melbourne Views
45. Canadian Views
46. Accidents
47. Defects
48. Noumea
49. Caravans
50. Criminal Case
51. Customs
52. Concrete Circ. Form
53. Lee Gordon Shows
54. Brisbane
55. Foundry
56. Tests
57. Concrete Formwork
58. New Zealand Feb. '55
59. Mt. Stromolo Dome
60. Timber Ball
61. Art Gallery
62. Cairns 20.5.56
63. Manilla
64. Hong Kong '64 & Oct 1960
65. Screen Tullamarine
66. 8 Hour Procession
67. Japan '67 & Sep '60
68. Surfers' Paradise
69. Over 60 Club
70. Wood Turning
71. Memphis
72. Waratah Festival
73. Windsor Church
74. Borneo
75. Timber Convention
76. Music Shell
77. Solar Furnace
78. Singapore
79. Teheran
80. Bangkok
81. Israel
82. Israel 1960 Sept.
83. Spain
84. Rome
85. Pompeii
86. Sorrento
87. Milan
88. Hamburg
89. Switzerland 891 Sept 1961
90. Denmark
91. Stockholm
92. Paris
93. Montmartre & Brubazon
94. New York 941 Sep 1960
95. New York Friends 951 Sept 1961
96. San Francisco
97. San Francisco Friends
98. Honolulu
99. England
100. English Friends
101. Hollywood Angelos
102. University
103. Alumply
104. Homebush
105. Globe Sprinklers
106. New Orleans & Louisville
107. Louisville
108. Scotland
108(1). Scotland 1960

Some unnumbered slides at the end of the sequence feature Florence (Italy) and the Blue Mountains.

B&W photograph depicts people playing quoits on board a ship.

Stereoscope located in Box 7.

This pictorial material is part of Ruth Moss papers at MLMSS 5376

Copyright restrictions may apply

'The Symonds Collection Index of Slides' part of collection at MLMSS 5376. -

Pic.Acc. Upgrade Project - Information transferred from Pic.Acc.7003 as part of the eRecords Project 2012-13

Additional stereo slides relating to Ralph Symonds Ltd located at Call no: SLIDES 58

Most slides identified on mount by place or category number.

Good condition