Collection of photographs of Canberra [picture] / A. Collingridge
- Bib ID:
- 523468
- Format:
- Picture
- Author:
- Collingridge A. (Alexander), 1878-1942
- Online Version:
- National Library of Australia digitised item. PIC Glass Plate #PIC/P855/1-3839 copy
- Description:
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- [ca. 1926-1940]
- ca. 800 boxes of glass negatives : b&w + ca. 1,500 photographs.
- Summary:
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Views of Canberra including public buildings such as Old Parliament House, Australian Institute of Anatomy, Duntroon, Australian War Memorial, churches, shopping centres and suburban houses. Other subjects include photographs of Australian Defence Force personnel, weddings and other social functions, individual portraits, family groups, aviation, official ceremonies, leisure, sporting and cultural activites.
- Biography/History:
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A. Collingridge conducted a postcard and photography business in Canberra from 1926. His full name was Alfred Alexander Douglas Collingridge and he was known as Alex. He was born 30 Oct 1878 at St Cloud, Ryde, NSW to parents Arthur Collingridge and Margaret Douglas. He was the nephew of George Collingridge. He died 24 September 1942 in Canberra.
- Notes:
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- Photographs are housed in two MS boxes, collection includes some duplicates.
- Title supplied by cataloguer.
- Condition: good.
- Glass negatives P855/1-36 have matching prints P855/1-37 LOC A78, (+ 1 copy made by the National Library of Australia from an original. Location of the original unknown.)
- PIC Glass Plate #PIC/P855/1-3839 copy Also available online https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-142652138
- P855.
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- Reason for copyright status:
- Unable to determine date of publication or creation
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- Material type:
- Photograph
- Published status:
- Unpublished
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