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PHOTORIA

AUSTRALIAN WOMEN BEHIND THE LENS

1850 – 1950

SWEET, ELIZABETH

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Crowds gathered outside the church during the funeral for Alexander Russell, Dean of Adelaide, 1886. One the photographs taken by Elizabeth Sweet of this event. State Library of South Australia, B 43150.

Crowds gathered to wait while the Dean’s funeral was in process. One of the photographs taken by Elizabeth Sweet of the Funeral of the Dean of Adelaide, Alexander Russell, on 29 May 1886. State Library of South Australia, B 43149.

Dean Russell’s Funeral procession from St Paul’s, 1886. One of the photographs taken by Elizabeth Sweet of the Funeral of the Dean of Adelaide, Alexander Russell, on 29 May 1886. State Library of South Australia B 43151

STUBBS, WINIFRED

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MOORE, MINA

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Portrait of theatrical star Ada Reeve by Mina Moore, “May and Mina Moore”, Melbourne. Signed by Reeve. Silver-gelatin, warm-toned, black and white print, 189mm x 350mm mounted on light brown textured card, 96mm x 217mm, then mounted on a lighter brown card 820mm x 203mm. Source: Photoria Collection. Photograph taken between 6 April 1914 when Reeve arrived in Melbourne and 14 May 1914 when the same photograph was published in the society paper Table Talk.

Reverse of Portrait of theatrical star Ada Reeve by Mina Moore, “May and Mina Moore”, Melbourne. Light brown card 820mm x 203mm with Studio identified by stamp. Source: Photoria Collection

Portrait of actor Frank Harvey. Black and white postcard, 86mm x 137mm. Source: Photoria Collection. Likely to have been photographed by Moore in the later half of the 1910s when Harvey was a popular performer in Melbourne.

MOORE, MAY

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Portrait of an unidentified soldier by May Moore, “May Moore”, Sydney. Taken between 1914 and 1918. Sepia-toned portrait 93mm x 143mm mounted on textured brown card 100mm x 155mm, mounted on textured brown card 109mm x 167mm then mounted on textured lighter brown card 190mm x 306mm. Photoria Collection

Portrait of theatrical star Cecil Humphries by May Moore, “May Moore Ltd”, Sydney, 1922. Signed by Humphreys and addressed to the theatrical manager, Hugh D MacIntosh. Sepia-toned portrait 143mm x 194mm, mounted on light brown textured card 158mm x 216mm, mounted on lighter brown textured card 203mm x 339mm. Photoria Collection

Portrait of a woman wearing a fur coat. Taken by May Moore, c1920s. Photographic reproduction by Hilary Wardhaugh. Photoria Collection

Portrait of a man by May Moore, “May Moore”, Sydney. c1920s. Sepia-toned portrait 94mm x 144mm mounted on textured brown card 103mm x162mm, then mounted on textured lighter brown card 171mm x 320mm. Photoria Collection

Portrait of Opera star Toti Dal Monte by May Moore, “May Moore Ltd”, Sydney. Signed by Toti Dal Monte. Black and White Postcard 86mm x 135mm. Photoria Collection / Taken between 4 June 1926 when she arrived in Sydney and 15 October 1927 when Dal Monte left Australia from Sydney.

MITCHELL, HILDA

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Studio portrait of a wedding party. Black and white photograph mounted on cream card. Taken at the Alma Studio, c late 1920s. Photoria Collection.

Portrait of a woman seated on a bench in a studio. Photograph taken by Hilda Mitchell, c1920s and produced as a postcard. Photoria Collection.

Portrait of a woman seated on a bench in a studio, (reverse side). Photograph taken by Hilda Mitchell, c1920s and produced as a postcard. Photoria Collection.

Group portrait of the Harrison-Garlick wedding party. Taken by Hilda Mitchell in 1938. Black and white photograph mounted on cream card. Courtesy Andrew Cook, Harrison Family Collection. It’s possible this photograph is a proof as retouching lines are evident.

Portrait of bridesmaids in a garden. Taken by Hilda Mitchell, c1930s. Hand coloured photograph mounted on cream card. Photoria Collection

Studio portrait of the All Saints Church of England [cricket] Club. Taken at the Hilda Mitchell Studio c. late 1940s. Photoria Collection

Studio portrait of a father and son during World War 2. Photograph taken by Hilda Mitchell, c1940s and produced as a postcard. Photoria Collection.

Studio portrait of a father and son during World War 2, (reverse side). Photograph taken by Hilda Mitchell, c1940s and produced as a postcard. Photoria Collection.

Portrait of a wedding party. Photograph taken by Hilda Mitchell, c1940s. Black and white, 181mm x 239mm, mounted on cream board with fancy border pattern, 296mm x 346mm. Photoria Collection

Portrait of a woman standing next to a chair. Taken at the Hilda Mitchell Studio c.mid-1940s. Photograph, hand-coloured, 183mm x 237mm, mounted on cream card 190mm x 246mm, c. mid-1940s. Photoria Collection