Photographs of Sydney, ca. 1875-1880 / possibly by Jacob Richard Clarke

PXE 1137

fonds

ca. 1875-1880

Graphic Materials, Photographs

910505

1 folder (14 photoprints) - albumen photoprints - 15 x 20 cm.

14 photographs pasted onto sheets

1. Mrs. McQuade's House, Potts Point
2. Potts Point, Woolloomooloo Bay
3. Sydney from North Shore
4. General view of Woolloomooloo, St. John's Church in the distance
5. Balmain showing the magazine
6. Double Bay
7. Darling Point
8. Sydney from Berry's Bay
9. Cowper Wharf Wooloomooloo Bay
10. Government House and Farm Cove
11. South Head
12. and 13. Botanic Gardens, Sydney (2 photographs)
14. Botanic Gardens, Norfolk Pine

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

Jacob Richard Clarke, George Street, Sydney, publisher, produced a series of carte-de-visite views of Sydney in preparation for high demand during the International Exhibition of 1879. Some of these images are of that series.

Pic.Acc. Upgrade Project - Information transferred from Pic.Acc.2713 as part of the eRecords Project 2011-2012

Hand written note on file:
"These photos were taken by James Alexander Holden my grandfather and founder of the business which is now General Motors Holdens".

"J.R. Clarke publisher and importer of photographs" stamped on back of several images. Probably commercial photographs available for consumer purchase between 1875 and 1880.

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