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904921
  • Title
    Franco Battistessa photographs and realia, 1913-1976
  • Call number
    PXD 1288
    PXA 1686
    R 2052
    FM2/2075
  • Level of description
    fonds
  • Date

    1913-1976
  • Type of material
  • Reference code
    904921
  • Physical Description
    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
  • Scope and Content
    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.
  • Copying Conditions
    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
  • General note

    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.)
  • Signatures / Inscriptions

    Some photographs identified in either Italian or English
  • Conservation note

    Album in fair condition, some photographs missing, some creased
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