T. W. Mitchell photographs, ca.1860-1980

PXA 1337

fonds

ca.1860-1980

Graphic Materials, Photographs

949965

81 photographs - albumen, tintype and silver gelatin

Photographs of T. W. Mitchell, including family photographs, photographs related to skiing, official activities as M.L.A., and photos removed by the Mitchell Library from letters in the T. W. Mitchell papers. Some photographs are inscribed or captioned.

Family members represented include Mrs Elizabeth Broughton Mitchell, nee Huon de Kerilleau; Mrs Thomas Mitchell of Tangambalanga & Bringenbrong; Rev. Josiah Mitchell, M.A., Vicar of Barford, England; Laure Huon Darveniza[?]; Robyn & Henry Huon; wedding photographs of Indi Mitchell; also family monuments.

Skiing photos include views of snow in Wagga; Upper Kiewa Valley, Rocky Valley, Rocky Knob, Lake Guy and Bogong township, and Blue Lake; Geoffrey Lee at Rocky Valley Ski Club Field Day.

Photographs of T. W. Mitchell engaged in official activities include opening of New Tallangatta dam, 29 June 1956, with Governor-General Slim, Sir Arthur Rylah M.L.A. and Cr Arnold Sutherland; launching "Morgan" at the Anvil Arts Centre, Gundowering, 26 October 1974, with author Margaret Carnegie and proprietor Judy Seebacher; with Sugi[?] Koli and Horrie Young.

Includes a separate sequence of photographs and newscuttings removed from an adhesive photo album, relating to a tree dedication ceremony to Elizabeth Mitchell in the Albury Botanic Gardens on 10 March 1980; these are all captioned and are filed in original order. Represented are T. W., Elyne and John Mitchell, Stuart Hume, Mr and Mrs Frank Boyes, Alderman John Roach, Mr Cliff Chamberlain, Cr John McCauley, Cr Rex Chamberlain, Mayor of Albury, Mr Cleaver Bunton O.B.E., and Hume Huon.

Approximate chronological order

Out of copyright: Applies to photographs created before 1955
Copyright restrictions may apply: Applies to photographs created after 1955
Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales

Forms part of the Mitchell family papers, 1400-1983, at MLMSS 2228.

Pic.Acc. Upgrade Project - Information transferred from Pic.Acc.2293 and
Pic.Acc.3776 as part of the eRecords project 2011-2012

One tintype photograph transferred from Pic.Acc.2293.