Guide to the E.W. Searle collection of photographs, ca. 1900-1955, 1900-1955

Summary

Collection number:

E.W. Searle

Creator:

Searle, E. W. (Edward William) 1887-1955.

Extent:

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.

Language:

English and English

Availability:

Available

Cultural Sensitivity Advisory Notice:

Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and other First Nations people are advised that this collection may contain names, recordings and images of deceased people and other content that may be culturally sensitive.

Background

Content Summary:

Photographs of Sydney scenery, city buildings, country and bush scenes in N.S.W., mining, aviation, Northern Territory and Queensland, Tasmania, Melbourne, Canberra, Indigenous Australians, 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.

Patrons are advised the description in this finding aid is incomplete and information will be added to it over time.

Biographical / Historical:

E.W. (Edward William) 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.

Conditions Governing Access:

Access conditions may apply to this collection, please refer to the collection's catalogue record for further information (https://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn3044581).

Conditions Governing Use:

Conditions for copying and publishing of this collection may apply, please refer to the collection's catalogue record for further information (https://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn3044581).

Location of this collection:

National Library of Australia

Parkes Place

Canberra ACT 2600, Australia

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