Elsie Leverton photographs of social events at community halls in Sydney

PXA 7778

fonds

approximately 1913-1930

Graphic Materials, Photographs

9680492

8 photographic prints - 26 x 31 cm

Elsie Edna Leverton was born on 27 July 1898 in Sydney, New South Wales. She grew up with her brother and three sisters in Harris Park, and, in her adult life, lived on Royston Street, Kings Cross. She worked as a tailoress and had some connection to the Sydney Masonic community, attending various social events. She died on 8 January 1979 in Kings Cross, Sydney.

The founder of H. L. Orr & Co. photography studio was Henry Lavington Orr, born on 20 July 1874 in Melbourne, Victoria. From as early as 1897, he was advertising as H. L. Orr, photographer, based at 4 Mackenzie Street, Leichhardt and his photographs of social events were published in various newspapers at the time. By 1911, the studio of H. L. Orr & Co. had moved to 117 Liverpool Street, Sydney, and by 1913, they were at 83 Elliott Street, Balmain. He died on 25 December 1959 in Sydney.

References:
Library correspondence file.

Register of Baptisms (Centennial Park, 1896-1903). Accessed 24 May 2024. https://www.ancestrylibrary.com.au/imageviewer/collections/61177/images/45578_cen%5Emd18861888-00021?pId=18749

Ryerson Index. "Elsie Leverton". Accessed 24 May 2024. https://ryersonindex.org/search.php

Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate. 6 March 1918. Accessed 24 May 2024. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/86210580

Daily Telegraph. 11 March 1897. Accessed 24 May 2024. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/238420361

Sunday Times. 28 December 1913. Accessed 24 May 2024. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/126314147

Ryerson Index. "Henry Lavington Orr." Accessed 24 May 2024. https://ryersonindex.org/search.php

Photographs were kept by Elsie Leverton, great-aunt of the donor.

8 photographic prints of large groups of people posing at various social events including fancy dress parties and Masonic gatherings, taken at various dance and community halls in Sydney. 7 photographs were taken inside venues and 1 shows a group, including many children, posed outdoors, dated 1926.

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

4 photographic prints are stamped "H. L. Orr & Co. ; 83 Elliott St. Balmain".

Date range based on clothing depicted in photographs and the year from which H. L. Orr & Co. was established in Balmain.