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E.W. Searle collection of photographs [picture]
Bib ID 3044581
Format PicturePicture, OnlineOnline
Author
Searle, E. W. (Edward William) 1887-1955
 
Online Versions
Description between ca. 1900 and ca. 1955 
ca. 2000 photographs : b&w; 40.5 x 50.9 cm, or smaller. 
253 negatives : nitrate ; 9x 14.1 cm. and less. 
28 slides : b&w ; 7.3 x 8.3 cm. 
Summary

Photographs of Sydney scenery, city buildings, country and bush scenes in N.S.W., mining, aviation, Northern Territory and Queensland, Tasmania, Melbourne, Canberra, Aborigines, portraits, Sydney Harbour Bridge and aerial photography and surveys. Collection includes glass negatives of his father, James Searle, a lantern lecturer, and albums of mounted photographs.

Biography/History

E.W. Searle was a professional photographer associated with the firms Hall & Co. and Grace Bros (Sydney) and J.W. Beattie (Hobart). He photographed an official record of the building of the Sydney Harbour Bridge.

Notes

Also available online http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-141855030

Related Material E.W. Searle special map collection ; Located at; National Library of Australia Map collection. 
Source of Acquisition E.W. Searle Collection. 
Cited In

Burmester, v. 4.

Has Sub-series

Has subcollection: Tasmanian views, Edward Searle's album of photographs of Australia, Antarctica and the Pacific, 1911-1915

Has subcollection: Official air views of the opening celebrations of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, 19 March, 1932

Has subcollection: Album of photographs of N.S.W. flora, mainly Sydney area

Has subcollection: Aerial photographs of Sydney

Has subcollection: Australia beautiful, New South Wales

Has subcollection: Aerial views of Sydney and surroundings

Has subcollection: Album of photographs of Aboriginal rock carvings at sites near Sydney

Has subcollection: Aerial photographs of Sydney Harbour Bridge and other views

Has subcollection: [Early aircraft, Sydney]

Has subcollection: Historic buildings and memorials, New South Wales

Has subcollection: Ships, historic buildings and memorials, New South Wales

Subjects Aeronautics -- Australia -- Photographs.  |  Aerial photography -- New South Wales -- Photographs.  |  Landscape -- Australia -- Photographs.  |  Australia -- Photographs.
Other authors/contributors Searle, James, photographer

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Call Number: PIC P838 LOC Drawer Q43
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Call Number: PIC/6221 LOC Q46
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Call Number: PIC/7485/1-226 LOC Album 947
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Call Number: PIC Box PIC/6410 #PIC/6410/1-2
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Call Number: PIC/8805/1-20 LOC Album 159
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Call Number: PIC/9120/1-28 LOC Album 125
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Call Number: PIC Albums 93, 95, 109, 163-164, 167, 172, 401
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Call Number: PIC Album 1124/1-22 #P838/316-PIC383/2264
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Call Number: PIC Drawer P838 #P838/2265-2276
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Call Number: PIC Box P838 #P838/20-29
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Call Number: PIC P838 negatives LOC Cold Store PIC SEA
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Call Number: PIC Nitrate store Box 8 #P838/54a-2101
Status: Available
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PIC Album 1124/1-22 #P838/316-PIC383/2264 Special Collections Reading Room
PIC Albums 93, 95, 109, 163-164, 167, 172, 401 Special Collections Reading Room
PIC Box P838 #P838/20-29 Special Collections Reading Room
PIC Box PIC/6410 #PIC/6410/1-2 Special Collections Reading Room
PIC Drawer P838 #P838/2265-2276 Special Collections Reading Room
PIC P838 LOC Drawer Q43 Special Collections Reading Room
PIC/6221 LOC Q46 Special Collections Reading Room
PIC/7485/1-226 LOC Album 947 Special Collections Reading Room
PIC/8805/1-20 LOC Album 159 Special Collections Reading Room
PIC/9120/1-28 LOC Album 125 Special Collections Reading Room
PIC P838 negatives LOC Cold Store PIC SEA Special Collections Reading Room - Prior notice required
PIC Nitrate store Box 8 #P838/54a-2101 Held offsite, prior notice required. Conditions apply

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