Sub-series 1: Illuminated address, photographs and other graphic material, 1889-1959

PXD 387
PXE 1655
PXD 1417

sub-series

1889-1959

Textual Records, Drawings, Paintings, Photographs, Prints

1336757

Approximately 230 photographs (2 boxes) includes some drawings, paintings and prints - chiefly black & white
1 volume (1 illuminated address) in a box

This series comprises an illuminated address and miscellaneous photographs, drawings, paintings and prints accumulated by Angus & Robertson Ltd.

PART A: PXD 387
1-2. Australian & New Zealand Authors’ Week Exhibition, official opening by the Minister for Education at the Turner Hall, Sydney Technical College, 12 September 1927. 2 black & white group photographs of authors and others: Dr Thatcher, Messrs R. Kaleski, James Nangle, E. J. Dwyer, A. A. Ritchie, R. Richards, Messrs J. I. Davey, B. L. Harkness, Professor J. LeGay Brereton, Mrs Mary Gilmore, the Minister for Education (Mr Davies), Messrs G. B. Philip (President, Authors’ Week Committee), Will Lawson, George Robertson, A. C. Paddison, T. E. G. Smith, Sydney Ure Smith (President of the Society of Artists)
3-4. Angus & Robertson Ltd Publishers. 2 black & white mounted prints, original drawings by David Low, showing George Robertson in a tower with other characters below, no date
5. [Publisher’s office] / George Molnar. Black & white print of cartoon, no date
6. Whitney Darrow and Edward P. Hamilton / Whitney Darrow. Black & white print, no date
7. Henry Lawson’s funeral, leaving St Andrew’s Cathedral after the service / [Broughton & Ward]. Black & white photograph, 5 September 1922
[8-17. Henry Lawson’s funeral and burial at Waverley Cemetery. 10 black & white photographs now located at MLMSS 3269/736]
18. Henry Lawson’s cottage, [Abbotsford]. Black & white photograph, no date
19. Henry Lawson’s cottage, Abbotsford / J. Barclay Godson. Photograph of etching, no date
20-42. Photographs, prints and typed pages, possibly relating to the book ‘Introduction to the sciences’. Includes 7 black & white photographs of Queensland landscapes, 11 black & white and coloured prints of geological features and 5 pages of captions for photographs, no date
43. [Man and woman in horse-drawn buggy, cockatoos, in Australian landscape]. Watercolour, no date
44. [Australian landscape with aeroplane]. Watercolour, possibly for book cover, no date
45. Tantallon, Orange. Black & white photograph of Tantallon Estate, the home of Tom Edols Hood, 1959
46. Darlinghurst to Darwin. Black & white photograph of car with unidentified group of people in Kings Cross, Sydney, [1931?]
47. A snap at the Jap! Illustrated card showing a man [Jack Moses?] holding a poster, reverse has modified lyrics of ‘Nine miles from Gundagai’, signed by Jack Moses, no date
48. [Royal Flying Doctor Service aeroplane, staff and patient]. Black & white photograph, no date
49. Page from one of Caxton’s books / British Museum. Black & white photograph, no date
50-91. [Rural scenes, farmhouses and other buildings including Henry Lawson’s family home at Eurunderee, Eurunderee Public School]. 42 black & white photographs, mostly unidentified. Negatives available at ON 131
92-93. [Unidentified groups of people, possibly booksellers]. 2 black & white photographs, ca. 1920-1930
94. [A.B.A.N.Z. Conference during visit to Melbourne Botanical Gardens, June 1925]. Black & white photograph. Another copy, with subjects identified, is available at PXD 386 / Item 7
95. [3 unidentified men sitting in a garden]. Black & white photograph, no date
96. [Unidentified man smoking pipe]. Black & white photograph, no date
97. Reproduction of cartoon given to Richard Thomson on his departure overseas, signed by George Robertson and others, ca. 1907
98. [Christmas tree]. Colour pencil drawing, no date
99. The crawl stroke, by Capt. Tom Sheffield. Black & white and colour pencil artwork for book advertisement, no date

PART B: PXE 1655
1-1c. 4 black & white proofs of ‘Angus and Robertson’ labels
2-4. [Australian News and Information Bureau book display] / J. Peter Happel. 3 black & white photographs, possibly taken in New York, 1948
5. Embassy Washington. Black & white photograph of unidentified man and woman outside the Australian Ambassador’s residence in Washington D.C., no date
6-46. 41 black & white photographs of lyrebirds and their habitat, ca. 1934, 1940. Photographers include Charles Barrett, A. G. Campbell, J. Kaufmann, Fred Lewis and Una Riall
47. Pub at Katherine. Black & white photograph, no date. Negative available at ON 131/44
48-49. Henry Lawson’s old home / Little & Gudgeon, Mudgee. 2 black & white photographs, no date
50-52. Henry Lawson Memorial / Little & Gudgeon, Mudgee. 3 black & white photographs, 1949
53-54. [Woman in ruins of house, possibly Henry Lawson’s home] / Little & Gudgeon, Mudgee. 2 black & white photographs, no date
55. Henry Lawson’s cottage, Abbotsford. Print of etching
56-57. 2 black & white prints of painted portraits of Henry Lawson
58-62. 5 black & white photographs: Montague Motel, Narooma (3); Sims Garage, Helensburgh (1); [beach and headland] (1), note on back reads ‘Could be used in Bodalla section of South Coast guide’
63-119. 57 black & white photographs, 1 clipping and 1 drawing, most obtained from the Mitchell Library, including reproductions of covers and pages from publications, maps and portraits of authors
120. J. Brunton Stephens / A. Lomer & Co, Brisbane. Signed cabinet card
121. Reproduction of George Lambert’s portrait of C. E. W. Bean / Australian War Memorial, Canberra. Black & white photograph
122. James R. Tyrrell, 1955. Black & white photograph
123. Angus & Robertson 1st truck, Wally Russell, 1925. Black & white photograph. Negative available at ON 595/1
124. View of Angus and Robertson’s ground floor, 1895. Black & white photograph
125. View of Angus and Robertson’s upper floor, 1895. Black & white photograph
126. Angus & Robertson [book display in] London. Black & white photograph
127. [Angus & Robertson Booksellers New & Old] / Geoffrey C. Ingleton. Colour print of painting, dated 1884 in ink in lower right corner
128. [Angus & Robertson Ltd] / Geoffrey C. Ingleton. Colour print of painting, dated 1945 in ink in lower right corner
129-130. Main shop [Angus & Robertson, Sydney], 17 July 1946 / Bradford Pty Ltd. 2 black & white photographs
131. Portion of front shop [Angus & Robertson, Sydney], 17 July 1946 / Bradford Pty Ltd. Black & white photograph
132. Entrance to Book Club [Angus & Robertson, Sydney], 17 July 1946 / Bradford Pty Ltd. Black & white photograph
133. Folder containing a copy of ‘I.E.S. Lighting Review’ February 1952, which included an article about Angus & Robertson’s Melbourne shop, with 4 black & white photographs of the interior used as illustrations
134. Employees of Geo. Robertson Pty Ltd, 361 George Street, Sydney, 1896 / Newman. Black & white photograph of group, all identified
135. Copy of ‘Our Dogs’ Christmas Supplement 1937, with loose photographs and halftone prints of various dog breeds

PART 3: PXD 1417
Illuminated address presented to S. Mullen Esq., J.P. by his late employees, 1889, enclosed in a leather cover lined with silk

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