Series 01: George Lindstrom photographs and contact sheets, 1972-1976

PXA 1270

series

1972-1976

Graphic Materials, Photographs

913674

365 photographic prints (3 boxes) - black & white
167 contact sheets (2 boxes)

This series of photographs includes images used in the book I'll take Australia /​ photography: Georg Lindstrom ; text: David Martin. Milton, Q. : Jacaranda photographs, 1978.
The list below identifies page numbers for some of the images from the above publication.

BOX 1
Folder 1: The inner world
34 photographs including images from the first chapter of the book of Greek plumber and wife, Mr and Mrs Bianchetto from Port Kembla, migrant hostel, Naaman Kassis, George Lindstrom, Oktoberfest, Soccer matches, and pool player at Newtown.

Folder 2: Turning outward
28 photographs including images from the second chapter of the book of Mrs Takebe, Mr and Mrs Paul Osika, George Rich, Vietnamese girls, Redfern, migrant nurses, and Roadside shop, Terrey Hills.

Folder 3: Work and Reward
25 photographs including images from the third chapter of the book of Fred Lowen, German worker in Townsville meat processing plant, Latin American vehicle assemblers, Helge Larsen, Giuseppe Vaiente, Rose Lewis, and Mr and Mrs Knebel.

Folder 4: Struggles
19 photographs including images of Dr. Bertrand Wainer, Turkish woman and daughters, Yugoslav youth at Port Kembla, children at Redfern, Argentinean woman, and Greek father and son at Balmain.

Folder 5: Just humans
27 photographs including images of Otto Lundby Steen, Muhsin Kut, Gordon Webb, Geoffrey Morrison, Barbara Bennett, Ezzat and Jovanka Noussair, Francisco Artiach, ‘Monty’ owner of Jamaica House restaurant, Jules le Compte, Yoshi Tosa, Louis Berzci, Rudy Komon, and Romek and Eva Pachucki.

BOX 2
Folder 1: Shop keepers – shop scenes
11 photographs of shop scenes including Calabrian woman, Terrey Hills (page 101)

Folder 2: Max – Linus
8 photographs of Linus Hellqvist, and 5 photographs of “Max”

Folder 3: Festivals and fairs and demonstrations
16 photographs including images of Ethnic Communities Council of N.S.W., Gough Whitlam and Malcolm Fraser, scenes of Oktoberfest, and Yugoslav wedding at Wollongong.

Folder 4: Professions
23 photographs including portraits of Harry Seidler, Vedat Acikalin (page 104), Gordon Webb (page 100), Gregory Elmaloglou (page 64), Barbara Bennett (page 91), Dr Frank Knopfelmacher (page 59), and Harold Jackson (page 77)

Folder 5: Schools
12 photographs including children of Cringila Public School (page 52), Greek language class at Marrickville Public School (page 34), and ‘Middle East’ night at Burwood Public School (page 35)

Folder 6: Family shots
7 photographs

Folder 7: Selection I
35 photographs including images of street scenes, portraits of artists Hiroe Swen and Shiga Shigeo, the di Fazio family, Port Kembla steelworkers (page 73), and Greek girls at Marrickville Public School (page 53)

Folder 8: General and other
4 photographs, including portrait of George Lindstrom

Folder 9: Trades
16 photographs including Italians in the fishing industry (pages 82-83), G. Restifo (page 76), Turks (page 77), and Mr Schwob in his Swiss bakery, Melbourne (page 67).

BOX 3
Folder 1: I’ll take Australia – Georg Lindstrom
6 photographs including images of Naaman and Mariam Kassis (page 13) and Claude Corne (page 67)

Folder 2: “Faces” general
19 photographs including Domenico Bussi (page 57), Turkish woman (page 92), and Park Bench, Saturday Morning (page 103)

Folder 3: Street scenes
5 photographs

Folder 4 : Entertainment, Restaurants, Eating habits (foods etc.)
8 photographs including images of performers, a Greek nightclub, and Oliver Shawl.

Folder 5: Industrial
24 photographs of industrial scenes and protests including Vicenzo Birrotina (page 69), Fijian worker (page 69), Spanish foreman, Upper Thompson River (page 72), and Leyland workers demonstration (page 84).

Folder 6: Primary producers – settlers in country areas
9 photographs including di Fazio family, Myrtleford Chinese cemetery, Frank Hadley, Wee Waa (page 81), Soy Bean harvest in Namoi Valley and American family near Coonabarabran.

Folder 7: Untitled
29 photographs. Some signed by George Lindstrom on reverse. Includes photographs of David Harmer (page 95), Yoshi Tosa, Greek linotype operator (page 78), Clifton Pugh and Linus Hellqvist.

BOXES 4-5
167 contact sheets and photocopies of the original negatives held at ON 421 (Series 02: George Lindstrom negatives, 1972-1976)

Titles taken from the original folders supplied by photographer

Original folders transcribed and disposed of, December 2010. ¶Some of the original contact sheets were photocopied and disposed of due to condition, December 2010.

Copyright status:: In copyright - Life of photographer plus 70 years

Images are reproduced in: I'll take Australia /​ photography: Georg Lindstrom ; text: David Martin. Milton, Q. : Jacaranda photographs, 1978.

Some photographs signed on reverse, some with photographers stamp.