5 albums, 26 loose photographs, 2 prints, 3 printed albums, 1 manuscript : b&w & col. ; 21 x 16 cm. and smaller; 5 negatives : nitrate.
Abstract Or Scope
This collection includes post card correspondence to and from Hermann J. Asmus. Photographs include views of Canberra, the Federal Capital Territory, Warrnambool, Mildura, Shepparton, Ballarat, Creswick, Gippsland, Melbourne, Brisbane, Albury, Casino, Broken Hill, Burragorang, Launceston (Tasmania), Newcastle, Thursday Island and Sydney. The China photographs include views of Peking (Pekin), Tibet, Shanghai and Hankow, 10 of which are stereoscopic views. This collection also includes photographs of Japan, Singapore, Torres Straits and Hong Kong; portraits of Asmus, friends and family; views of the operating room at the ETO Melbourne in 1938; still life studies of flowers in vases and small ornaments; an example of Tibetan script. The Printed albums are Panoramic pictures New South Wales, Sydney illustrated and Seltona [photographic process].