Photographs - family photographs, 1920-1940s

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Around 400 photographs, mostly taken outdoors, in a variety of locations including Australia (Elwood, St Kilda, and Largs Bay are noted), and including images of children and parents, posed groups, parties, functions, swimming, foreign climes, golf, tennis, pets), also a few of aircraft (possibly relating to the Wikner flight). Only a few relate to the stage (individuals performing or posing in costume, and two of a theatre facade advertising the 'Bonar Colleano Burlesque'). Bonar Colleano Jnr is recognisable in a few photographs, some showing him with his first wife Tamera Lees and his mother Rubye Colleano. One larger photograph shows three men, on safari, crouching over a dead aligator. A number are docketed on the reverse, in a number of hands, giving details of subjects and other information. Includes approximately 250 black and white photographs (some sepia), ranging in size from 5.5 x 4.5 cm to 10.5 x 15 cm. 99 contact prints (each 5.5 cm square). Eight negatives in a 'Münchner Photo-Kunst' wallet. Five negatives and 29 contact prints in a Kodac wallet, taken in the tropics, and possibly relating to the Wikner flight, above. One negative apiece in two Burden Co wallets. One negative in Kodak envelope. Ten negatives in Alfred Newton Sons (Leicester) wallet. Eleven negatives and Fourteen photographs of Bonar Colleano Snr and Rubye Colleano in Venice in two Kodak Wallets.

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Performing arts

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