Mid 19th century albumen prints (early photographs)

Tiger Hunt Albumen Photographs in Original Frames

A pair of tiger hunting scene albumen photographs, late 19th century, original frames and mounting, sheet size 27 x 35 cm

Tasmania and New Zealand: 19th Century Photo Album

Tasmania and New Zealand photo album with 66 albumen photo prints, sheet size predominantly 17 x 24 cm, photographic views by John Watt Beatie, Stephen Spurling as well as a selection of New Zealand views by John Richard Morris, 19th century, album 40.5…

Bayliss' Australian Photographs

Charles Bayliss - Photographer [1850-1897], A small group of albumen prints including 'Aborigines of New South Wales', 'Native Australians', 'Govett's Leap' and one other. (4 images).

1901 Duke of Cornwall and York Melbourne Archways Photo Album

Circa 1901 Duke of Cornwall and York photo album with 12 albumen prints showing Melbourne Swanston Street commemorative archways, image size 15 x 20 cm

30 Albumen Prints of Sydney and Naval Fight, 1881

Photograph album, by John Paine (et al.) full leather, containing 30 large format albumen print photographs. Images include Government house, Sydney; Public works office, Sydney; four views of the sham naval fight on Sydney Harbour, staged by the detached…

Rev. Plume's Sydney Travels in 1880s-1890s

Rev. Henry Plume (1851-1930), albumen photographic prints of the Reverend's travels in the Sydney district in the 1880s and 1890s, with views of his country home at Kurrajong, NSW. 124 photographs in a some what dilapidated album.

Ornate leather case with gilt-embossed titles: 'Views of Beechworth Scenery, presented to lady Loch by Mrs. John Fletcher, Wife of the President of the shire of Beechworth. December 30th 1885.' comprising of 17 albumen photographs mounted on thick c

Gold Digger's Log Hut Stereoview

Jones, John H. (1817-1872), Gold Digger's log hut (titled verso), circa 1861, Stereoscopic albumen print photograph (72 x 72 mm each image) on original pale yellow card mount. This very early Victorian goldfields photograph by John H. Jones was part of a…

Collection of 1870s-90s Tasmania Albumen Photographs

Tasmania: A collection of 1870s-90s albumen photographs laid down on pages or card, various sizes. Subjects mostly annotated in a contemprary hand and include 'Abandoned Penal Establishment, Salt Water River', Hobart Town Harbour 6th April 1880,…

Melbourne & Victoria Albumen Photographs

Melbourne & Victoria: A collection of albumen photographs laid down on card or paper pages, images of various sizes including 'Elizabeth Street 1880', Bourke Street, Collins Street, Flinders Street, Church of England Grammar School, St Kilda 1880', The…

Aboriginal Boy with Axe by J.W. Lindt

John William Lindt (1845-1926), Aboriginal boy with axe, albumen print, embossed lower right: J W Lindt Grafton artist photographer, 18.5 x 13.5 cm

Aboriginal Warrior with Shield

John William Lindt (1845-1926), Aboriginal man with shield, albumen print, embossed lower right: J W Lindt Grafton artist photographer, 18.5 x 13.5 cm

Seated Aboriginal with Spear by J.W. Lindt

John William Lindt (1845-1926), seated Aboriginal with spear, albumen print, embossed lower right: J W Lindt Grafton artist photographer, 18.5 x 13.5 cm

Aboriginals and Hut

John William Lindt (1845-1926). Two Aboriginals and hut, albumen print, embossed lower right: J W Lindt Grafton artist photographer, 18.5 x 13.5 cm

Sydney Harbour Panorama from North Sydney (1880)

Photographic panorama of Sydney Harbour from North Sydney, circa 1880, Robinson, Francis Whitfoeld (attrib.), Five albumen print photographs laid down on contemporary board with surrounding border, the panorama 250 x 1550 mm (individual panels being 250 x…

Aboriginal Warrior with Spear and Boomerangs

John William Lindt (1845-1926), Aboriginal with spear and boomerangs, albumen print, embossed lower right: J W Lindt Grafton artist photographer, 18 x 13.5 cm

Melbourne Railway Scenes Album by Charles Rudd

Charles Rudd (1849-1901) photographer: concertina album with tipped-in albumen prints of Melbourne railway scenes including the Flinders Street Vaults, the Flinders Street Viaduct, the New Bridge over Balaclava Road, Platforms and Bridges at Hawthorn, etc…

"Tasmanian Scenes" Album by Samuel Clifford, Circa 1875

Tasmanian photographs by Samuel Clifford, an old-time album, circa 1875, titled 'Tasmanian Scences' on the front cover and with 'S. Clifford, Photographer, Hobart Town' in manuscript on the blank front endpaper. The album contains 24 albumen paper prints,…

Alfred Winter's Tasmanian Albumen Prints Collection

Tasmanian Photographer - Alfred Winter [c1837-1911], A collection of albumen prints, with subjects including 'Hobart Town Harbour & Mt. Wellington', 'Elizabeth Street', 'Post Office', 'The Wharf', 'Hobart Town from the Huon Road', 'Shot Tower, Brown's…

Aboriginal Portrait by J.W. Lindt

John William Lindt (1845-1926), Aboriginal portrait, albumen print, embossed lower right: J W Lindt Grafton artist photographer, 18.5 x 14 cm

Prince's Wharf, Hobart Tasmania

Prince's Wharf, Hobart Tasmania, silver gelatin albumen print in carved timber frame, 19th century, 46 x 35 cm

Ceylon Memories: 14 Albumen Prints from 1893

Views of Ceylon Old-time album with embossed date and initials to front cover 'A.M.B. 20. 3. 93' containing fourteen fine albumen prints, each 20 x 26 cm and laid down

Hand Coloured Albumen Prints of 1880s Hong Kong

Hong Kong: a fine group of hand coloured albumen paper prints, circa 1880s, most annotated verso, approx. 20 x 27 cm, scenes include harbour views, street scenes, the cricket ground & city hall, Queens Road, etc, (12 items; individually mounted for…

Kerry & Co. Album: Capturing Australia's Early Landscapes and Wildlife

Kerry & Co. Album of photographs of Australia, early 1890's, 24 Albumen Prints (250 x 202 mm., or the reverse),mounted on thick card, recto only, all but one with the photographer's blind stamp in the image, most with negative number and caption in the…

The Kelly Gang: Hart & O'Connor Photographs

The Kelly Gang: Steve Hart and Sub-Inspector O'Connor, c1870s, Pair of albumen paper photographs, captioned in ink on part pages below each image, 9.1 x 5.7 cm (approx). Hart's photograph has a hole to the centre of image, both photographs have a trimmed…

Bernard Holterman: Gold Miner, Businessman, Politician, Photographer

Colonial photograph of Bernard Otto Holterman. C.1872. Gold miner, businessman, photographer and politician. In 1872 he found the largest gold speciman at Hill End 'The Holtermann Nugget'. Photograph signed in sepia ink, with studio stamp verso. 'American…

NSW's Leather Bound Album of Sepia Photographs (1889)

Photographs. New South Wales' leather bound collection of sepia albumen images tipped into the album. (Sydney: Charles Potter, Government Printer), 1889. Album of mounted (100) albumen silver print photographs. Oblong quarto, full blue morocco blind…

Grand Tour, Indian Portraits, and English Family Life Album

19th century photo album. Mixture of Grand Tour Italian images, Indian portraits, & English family life (carriages & posed family groups.) thin paper albumen corner pasted to both sides of a leaf. Some water damage to initial pages. Albumen photographs 16…

19th Century NZ & Pacific Historical Photograph Album

A good historical New Zealand and Pacific 19th century photograph album, includes: Fiji Islands, 26 albumen prints, 'Fijian Cannibal Feast', signed and other portraits, 'Making Kava', 'Fijians selling produce» etc., mostly 13.9 cm x 20.2 cm; 11 albumen…

New Zealand Albumen Prints Collection

New Zealand: Leather-bound album containing a collection of albumen prints by Frank A. Coxhead, Burton Brothers, Wheeler & Son, James Valentine and others. Includes Dunedin scenes, Christchurch, Invercargill, Queenstown,Milford Sound, Auckland, Momona Bay…

Charles Kerry's Photographs of Samoa and Tonga

Charles Henry Kerry (1857-1928), Charles Kerry Photographs of Samoa, Tonga, 52 albumen prints circa 1900 affixed in later album, subjects include Working a 4 in. Naval Gun, Malietoe Natives Drilling, Making Tappa Cloth, Lieutenant Gaunt's Squad, Street…

Trobriand Island Mission: Capturing Island Life 1905

Collection of albumen prints of the Methodist Mission at Kiriwina, Trobriand Islands, circa 1905, many with captions offering a fascinating ethnographic insight to island life and culture with images of warriors, albino child, mission school, native life,…

New Zealand Scenery Album by Edmund Wheeler & Son

Edmund Wheeler & Son, New Zealand photographers, Circa 1880's, Album titled 'New Zealand Scenery' with 10 albumen prints comprising images of Lyttelton, Sumner and Christchurch. 18 x 23 cm.

Antipodean Album: 19th Century Photography Collection

Scrapbook: containing a collection of albumen prints of Sydney, Tasmania and New Zealand, 60 imagess including 4 Maori subjects, photographers include Paine, Bayliss and Josiah Martin. Mainly 20 x 15 cm some larger, largest being 28.5 x 25 cm.

Bayliss' Albumen Prints of Australian Cities and Maritime Scenes

Charles Bayliss (1850-1897) photographer: Albumen prints of Melbourne (with several of maritime and shipping interest), Sydney, Geelong and a few foreign. 85 photographs, various sizes, smallest 11 x 16 cm to largest 22 x 27 cm.

1880 Footballer in Melbourne Studio Portrait

A bearded footballer in full playing outfit with inflated oval ball at his side, circa 1880, Albumen print photograph, carte de visite format, 102 x 64 mm, verso imprinted 'From Burman's Photographic Rooms, 209 Bourke St. East, near Parliament Houses and…

Maori Woman with Child and Moko by C. Troughton Clark

A rare Charles Troughton Clark portrait photograph, Maori women with child on her back, the women with moko to the chin and with scarf on her head, smoking a pipe, signed C Troughton Clark, Rotorua. Albumen print, 29 x 24 cm, a similar image but of…

Charles Kerry's Photographs of Pacific Islands

Charles Henry Kerry (1857-1928), Charles Kerry Photographs of Tonga, Treasury Island, Fiji, Samoa, New Caledonia & Tokelau, 40 albumen prints circa 1890 affixed in later album, subjects include Nukulofa Tonga, Girl's School, Mua, Tonga, Mafinga, Tonga…

Bayliss' Panoramic View of Sydney International Exhibition Building

Charles Bayliss (1850 - 1897) Six albumen paper panels from Bayliss' 11-panel panorama taken from the tower of the Sydney International Exhibition Building (Garden Palace) while it was still under construction in either 1878 or 1879 (the building burnt…

1897 West Australia Photographs Album

1897 'West Australia' Photographs Album containing 35 albumen prints (each 240 x 175 mm) of photographic montages individually mounted on thick gilt-edged, linen-hinged card pages, showing images of personalities, localities & industries throughout…

'Brisbane Illustrated' by G.P. Wright

G P Wright - 'Brisbane Illustrated' Brisbane Principal Buildings and Country Homestead, also Northern Territory. Albumen paper prints laid down on boards., 15 loose photos, each 20.5 x 26.5 cm average, The photographer George Parkinson Wright was active…

Charles Kerry's Norfolk Island and Fiji Photographs

Charles Henry Kerry (1857-1928), Charles Kerry Photographs of Norfolk Island and Fiji, 52 albumen prints circa 1890 affixed in later album, subjects include The Old Jail Kingston(e), Cricket Ground, Norfolk Island, Bloody Bridge, Norfolk Island, Cutting…

Dan Kelly: Melbourne's Late 19th Century Outlaw

An important photo of Dan Kelly, brother of Ned Kelly, Taken in Melbourne in the late 19th century albumen paper photograph bears inscription 'Burman, 209 Bourke Street East and St. George's Hall' on Front, and Burman's Photographic Rooms Stamp on Verso

Melbourne Views: Noone's Albumen Prints (1869)

John Noone (working 1858-1888), A folio of 15 albumen prints including views of Melbourne from the tower of 'Rostella', Fitzroy Gardens, the Government Printing Works, Williams Street and Little Lonsdale Street, The Observatory, The Post Office, Treasury…

Rare Maori Portraits by Elizabeth Pulman, c1870s

The Glew collection of rare carte de visite/ albumen prints by Elizabeth Pulman, Auckland, c1870's. Print sizes generally: 90 x 5.5 cm. Three images have been cropped to an oval by the photographer. Mild fading and wear to prints. This exceptional…

Fred Kruger's Victorian Album: Aboriginals, Landscapes, and Wrecks

Fred Kruger (1831-1888), Victoria, An album containing 60 albumen photographs with subjects including: Yarra Street Wharf Corio Bay, Geelong, Victorian Aboriginals and War Implements, Victorian Aboriginals and Canoe, New Lighthouse and Quarters, Dromana,…

Northern Territory: Albumen Photographs from 1880s

Northern Territory: An album of 48 albumen photographs, circa 1880s, titled in pencil below the image, subjects include Abraham's Billabong, Ironstone Camp Birdum Creek, Daly Waters Telegraph Station, Typical Chinese Hut, N. T., Daly Waters Telegraph…

The Far East: Illustrated Journal with Original Photos

The Far East, Black, John Reddie, a monthly Journal, R. Black (editor), Shanghai, August 1876- July 1877 illustrated with 79 original silver albumen photographs mounted on card with printed borders and captions, half leather binding, faults to spine,…

Lindt & King: Albumen Photographs of Melbourne and Sydney

J. W. Lindt (1845-1926) & H.King (1855-1923) - An album of albumen photographs, An album containing 49 Lindt albumen photographs of Melbourne street scenes and buildings including several infrequently seen images (Little Collins St, William St, The…

Ned Kelly's Boxing Match Photo

The Famous Ned Kelly Boxing match photo, taken after his 1874 match Against Isaiah 'Wild' Wright, albumen paper photograph dated August 8, 1874 bears stamp of Melbourne Portrait Rooms and photographer J. J. Chidley on verso