Harris and Thornhill family photographs, ca.1875-1950

PXE 1073

fonds

ca.1875-1950

Graphic Materials, Photographs

909847

12 photographs and 1 photographic print (postcard) - 8.5 x 13.5 cm. (smallest); 32 x 26.5 cm. (largest)

Studio and group portraits; most are captioned, some by the donor, Mrs A. Thornhill:

Dr Harvey Sutton
Kathleen Savill Willis [postcard print, The Swiss Studios, Sydney]
Miss Grierson, Grace Bros. photo, 1890s?, and aged 103, Sydney Morning Herald photograph, ca.1950?
Dr Colin Percival Stewart Principal Medical Officer for a few months prior to his death about 1931 [May Moore, Sydney, studio]
In memory of much faithful service under Dr Charles Savill Willis who died on June 23rd 1919 [The Swiss Studios, Sydney]
Rev. George Walters who was Minister of Sydney Unitarian Church for many years probably more than thirty
T. Henley 13/11/15, War Chest Fund Commissioner, Australian Forces First World War 1914-1918. The Crown Studios, Sydney
[Group portrait of five women:] The second on the right [was/is] my mother. Other figures members of staff of Anthony Hordern & Sons Women's & Children's Clothing Dept. about 1885 or 1886. [Signed:] Alice Barbara Thornhill (nee Harris) [Caption in biro on a used envelope, now on file. Lemair, George Street, studio]
First Australian Conference of School Medical Officers. Held 18th Dec 1916. [Posed group portrait of 16 male and female delegates from New Zealand, Tasmania, New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia in an office; photograph title and subject names printed on mount, including Miss A. B. Harris, Secretary [i.e. the collection donor, Mrs A. B. Thornhill], and Dr C. Savill Willis, N.S.W., Chairman]. G. A. Hills, Sydney [studio]
My father Edward Harris's own photograph (marked by an X) and other members of probably Deptford (England) football team (Rugby game)
Photograph of members Social Committee or Club Employees annual picnic. My father marked with a X. My father was employed especially by a firm situated near the Prince's Bridge at South Melbourne to cast in bronze according to his own formula (which he never revealed) the statues of Robbie Burns and on the others side of St Kilda Road, the bust of, I think, the then Lord Mayor of Melbourne. My father is indicated by a X [Frazer & Vallance, Melbourne, studio]
Mr Harris Johnson [Handcoloured portrait. Mounted enlargement; printed form affixed to verso with colours handwritten beside Hair, Eyes, Complexion, and clothing. Mr Harris Johnston is identified on printed form and on mount verso; name "W. Smith Oct 1875" also written on mount verso]

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

This pictorial material is part of Further papers of the Harris, Thornhill and related families, ca. 1865-1974, being mainly relating to Mrs Thornhill's activities at MLMSS 2386 ADD-ON 767. See also pictorial material at Pic.Acc.2566, P1 / Freeman family(Pic.Acc.2659), PXB 103, SPG / N.S.W. - Public Instruction Dept. - Medical staff, and SPG / N.S.W. - Dept. of Education - Medical staff

Pic.Acc. Upgrade Project - Information transferred from Pic.Acc.3326 as part of the eRecords project 2011-2012

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