Aboriginals Upper Macleay River / Kerry & Co.

P1/2337

fonds

probably 1880s

Graphic Materials, Photographs

9658013

1 photographic print - albumen - 16 x 21 cm

The Macleay River is located in the Northern Tablelands and Mid North
Coast districts of New South Wales. The Thunggutti/Dunghutti (also known as Dhanggati or Dainggatti) people are the traditional custodians of the Macleay region.

Charles H Kerry became a partner in A H Lamartine’s photographic studio in 1883. When
Lamartine absconded with Kerry’s capital Kerry continued to work and eventually turned the studio into the colony’s largest photographic organisation. In 1885 he was asked to prepare an
exhibit of Aboriginal portraits and corroborees photographs for the 1886 Colonial and Indian
Exhibition in London.

References:
Library Acquisition file
Kempsey Shire Council. “Aboriginal culture & communities.” Accessed 20 May 2022
https://www.kempsey.nsw.gov.au/Your-Valley/Aboriginal-culture-communities
Burke, Keast. “Kerry, Charles Henry (1857–1928).” Accessed 20 May 2022
https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/kerry-charles-henry-6940

Black and white photograph of a group of nineteen Aboriginal people, of all ages, sitting on or standing around large rocks on sloping ground. Some are holding spears and others are holding boomerangs.

Imprint on lower left of photograph, 'Kerry & Co. Photo / 308 Geo St. Sydney / Copyright. 'Aboriginals Upper Macleay River' written along bottom margin.