Frederic Briggs glass and film negatives, 1945-1947

fonds

1945-1947

Graphic Materials, Photographs

978235

1 box negatives - glass and film

Frederic Briggs, (F.J. Briggs or "Skip" Briggs) was a professional freelance photographer and filmmaker, located at 51 ? Yurong Street, Sydney. From 1945-1947 when these negatives were taken, the envelopes suggest he was at 26 Piccadilly Arcade, next to the Lyceum Theatre. He made several films about the aborigines of Cape York, including "But what is his future?", and another for the Anglican Church called "A seed is sown". In the late 1950's Briggs left these negatives and other items with Les Waddington, and then left for a job in weapons research in Melbourne. Les never heard from Briggs, or Briggs' son Peter, who was blind, again

Reference:
Library correspondence file

Briggs left the negatives with Mr Waddington in the late 1950's

PORTRAITS
SERIES 01
Frederic Briggs portraits (A-Brown)

SERIES 02
Frederic Briggs portraits (C-Anne Hamilton)

SERIES 03
Frederic Briggs portraits (Beryl Hamilton-M)

SERIES 04
Frederic Briggs portraits (P-W)

MISCELLANEOUS
SERIES 05
Frederic Briggs unidentified portraits ; Haberfield ; Helen's Happiness Club ; Fashion speciality ; Victory Light ; places and landscapes

Chiefly alphabetical by surname

Envelopes numbered by photographer

Envelopes titled by photographer

Some of the portraits have notes for the hand colouring of the portraits

Some envelopes titled by photographer