Paul Wenz photograph album

PXB 1754

fonds

approximately 1900-1910

Graphic Materials, Photographs

9659194

1 album (32 photographic prints) - gelatin silver - 13.5 x 16.5 cm
8 photographs - gelatin silver

Writer and grazier Paul Wenz was educated in Paris in 1879-1888 at the Ecole Alsacienne, an exclusive Protestant college. In 1900 L'Illustration began publishing his short stories, written in French but set in Australia or the Pacific islands. At the end of 1897 Paul Wenz purchased, with the help of his family, a large sheep and cattle station called Nanima, on the Lachlan River, about halfway between Forbes and Cowra. He married Harriet Dunne in September 1898 and had a large residence built on his new property. Wenz prospered as a grazier and made many improvements to Nanima, including the installation of an advanced irrigation system.

References:
Institute for the Study of French Australian Relations (ISFAR) https://www.isfar.org.au/bio/wenz-paul-1869-1939/ (accessed 21 December 2020)

Australian Dictionary of Biography http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/wenz-paul-9048 (accessed 21 December 2020)

From the estate of Harriet 'Hettie' Wenz, wife of Paul Wenz, to Harry Jennings (1902-1999), Forbes local historian, then to donor

Red, cloth-bound photograph album containing 24 black and white photographs and 8 loose black and white photographs from the collection of Paul Wenz. Includes photographs from Wenz's international travels and the family property, 'Nanima' on the Lachlan River between Forbes and Cowra, New South Wales.
Identified images:
Photo 7
Flood at 'Nanima'
Photo 12
Sheep in a paddock on 'Nanima'
Photo 13
Paul Wenz inside his house at 'Nanima' circa 1900
Photo 14
Hettie Wenz sitting in a chair inside 'Nanima' circa 1900
Photo 15
Paul Wenz at 'Nanima' circa 1900
Photo 16
Hettie Wenz standing near river bank at 'Nanima' circa 1900
Photo 17
3 people, including Hettie Wenz, and a dog in a horse-drawn carriage at 'Nanima'

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

Identification of photographs supplied by donor.

Date provided by donor.