Photographs relating to Hudson Brothers Engineering and various New South Wales views ca. 1880-1900 / probably photographed by David Scott

fonds

ca. 1880-1900

Graphic Materials, Photographs

9623511

90 photographs - albumen, tintype

David Scott was employed by Hudson Bros Limited ca. 1880s-1893 as a finance clerk. He also photographed the company’s “railway carriages, wagons & general machineries, together with many views of various portions of our works at Clyde”. The company commended “the excellent quality & finish of the work” (information from Hudson Bros letter dated 7.2.1893). A keen amateur photographer, Scott was awarded First Class Honours in photography from Sydney Technical College in 1887.

Reference: Library correspondence file.

By descent.

FILE 1:
Hudson Brothers Engineering buildings at Clyde, Sydney, ca. 1880-1900 / probably photographed by David Scott

FILE 2:
Photographs of David Scott's travels in New South Wales ca. 1880-1900 / probably photographed by David Scott

Item 1: Tintype photographic portrait of unidentified man, ca. 1880 / probably photographed by David Scott

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

Titled provided by cataloguer.

Photographs are unsigned, no date and no title.

These photographs are probably the work of David Scott, an office clerk and amateur photographer who worked for Hudson Brothers in 1880s-1893.

Dates based on time period of David Scott employed by Hudson Brothers.

Photographs have foxing, gold trim around mounts and some have loss of image.