Photographs and medals relating to the papers of Arthur Hodsdon, 1887-1982

PXD 1156
R 1146
ON 516

fonds

1887-1982

Graphic Materials, Photographs, Ephemera, Medals

909521

Approximately 320 photographs - albumen, gelatin bromide - some mounted; 20 x 40 cm or smaller, 29.5 x 37 cm or smaller
16 ephemera items (postcards, photomechanical prints on paper) - 18 x 11 cm or smaller
2 medals - bronze gilt in box - 4.2 cm and 4 cm in diameter
1 transparency - colour - 5 x 5 cm
21 photographic prints - black and white - 17 x 22 cm or smaller
15 negatives - black and white - 12 x 7 cm or smaller

A collection of sporting photographs, many of them connected with Australian athletics and competitions from around the world, spanning from the late nineteenth century until the 1980s. Many have been annotated by some of A.J. Hodsdon's contemporaries.

PXD 1156/Box 1
Folder 1 - 15 photographs from Australia and New Zealand, some mounted.
Folder 2 - 17 photographs from Melbourne, NSW, United Kingdom and USA, some mounted.
Folder 3 - 31 photographs from Sydney, and of athletes from the NSW Team.
Folder 4 - 9 photographs of Western Suburbs athletics members
Folder 5 - 17 photographs of events and athletes from Europe; 4 ephemera items (postcards)
Folder 6 - 21 photographs of athletes from Russia (USSR), all annotated, ‘from Boris Drofeev, December 1961’.
Folder 7 - 21 photographs of athletes and competitions from the United Kingdom (Part 1).
Folder 8 - 33 photographs of athletes and competitions from NSW; 8 ephemera items.
Folder 9 - 35 photographs of athletes and competitions from Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney.
Folder 10 - 5 photographs of athletes from various locations; 5 photo portraits of athletes including indigenous athlete Percy Hill of Richmond, North Queensland.
Folder 11 -77 photographic proof sheets of athlete portraits, all with name captions.
1 colour transparency featuring the track and field area of a sports stadium (unidentified).

PXD 1156/Box 2
18 mounted photographs of athletics competitions from the United Kingdom (Part 2).
10 mounted photographs of the NSW team 1934-1938, Australasian Cross Country Championship, NSW Amateur Athletic Association at Kensington Rise, Canterbury Park, Melbourne, Queensland, Wellington and Sydney, some with name captions.
2 mounted portrait photographs of Rufe Wayland, 1909 and Arthur T. Davids, President NZAAA.
Plastic sleeve - 4 photographs of NSW Team en route to Australian Championships; State Cross Country Championship, 28 August, 1897; Suburban Bicycle Club Picnic, Pearl Bay, 1897; Start of the Australian 10,000m Cross Country Championship at Parramatta; members of the East Sydney and South Sydney Athletics Club 1919-1920.
21 photographic prints from London Olympics, 1948

ON 516
15 negatives matching 21 photographic prints from London Olympics, 1948

R 1146
Two cased medals
1. Medal in blue case; Bjelke-Petersen Bros. School of Physical Culture, NSW Championship 3rd Place awarded to T.W. McNamara for 100 yards, 11 March, 1922.
2. medal in red case; NSW Amateur Athletics Association, State Championships, 10 Miles Teams Race, 1st Place awarded to L. Linsell, 13 July, 1957.

This pictorial material is part of Arthur John Hodsdon papers, 1887-1980, 1983 papers at MLMSS 4244

The original material grouping of this collection has been largely maintained.

Access via appointment - Applies to R 1146 and ON 516

Picc.Acc. Upgrade Project - Information transferred from Pic.Acc.5601 as part of the eRecords Project 2012-2013