Franco Battistessa photographs and realia, 1913-1976

PXD 1288
PXA 1686
R 2052
FM2/2075

fonds

1913-1976

Graphic Materials, Photographs, Objects, Badges

904921

148 photographs - black & white and sepia, coloured, hand coloured: - 30 x 23.5 cm and smaller
1 album (344 mounted and 113 loose photographs) - 33 x 41 cm
3 badges, 1 cufflink - metal & 1 ribbon in a green medal case:
8 negatives

PXD 1288
Photograph album of Battistessa's visits to India, 1913-1927

PXA 1686
Loose photographs removed from album.
Loose photographs mostly portraits and portrait groups. Includes photographs of Tony Scardino and son, Dr Castellano's home in Cairns, Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks, actresses, Morialta Falls Adelaide, Barron Gorge Cairns, photograph of mourners and coffin in a parlour..
Coloured photograph of an original painting of J. D. Lang.

R 2052
Two Apia Club Life Member badges
One M.S.I. badge
One Apia Club cufflink
One green and red ribbon
All items are in a green medal case with a metal "Repubblica Italiana" badge on lid.

FM2/2075
8 negatives

Forms part of the Franco Battistessa - Papers, 1912-1982, at MLMSS 5288 Add-on 1917. Acquired as part of The Italians in New South Wales Project.

Copyright restrictions may apply: photographs created before 1955 are out of copyright; photographs created after 1955 are in copyright
Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales

Pic.Acc. Update Project - Information transferred from Pic.Acc.7102 as part of the eRecords Project, 2012-2013

Keyword subjects:
Barron Gorge (Cairns, Qld.)
Morialta Falls (Adelaide, S. Aust.)

Some photographs identified in either Italian or English

Album in fair condition, some photographs missing, some creased