Studio portrait of two young rugby players, Bathurst, New South Wales, photograph by William Nelson

SPG/218

fonds

approximately 1870

Graphic Materials, Photographs

9657818

1 photographic print - albumen, on card mount - mount 10 x 6 cm (carte de visite)

William Nelson operated his photographic studio in William Street, Bathurst, from 1868 until 1871.

Edmund Tom Webb (1855-1925) and his cousin William Henry Webb (1854-1932) played rugby at Newington College in Sydney, where they were boarders.

Reference:
Library acquisition file

Acquired by the vendor from Read's Rare Bookshop, Brisbane, in 2020

Carte de visite photograph of two young men dressed in rugby playing gear, one holding a round ball, taken in the Bathurst studio of William Nelson. The mount has been trimmed at bottom edge and corners. The subjects are identified by the vendor as Edmund Tom Webb and his cousin William Henry Webb.

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

'William Nelson' partial photographer's imprint at lower margin, recto

Date from time of Newington College participation in competitive rugby and closure of William Nelson's studio