In this postcard, the studio of T. Humphrey, Artist and Photographer is clearly visible. Situated at 262 Collins St, this is where Alice Mills expanded her skills in photography before opening her first studio. Postcard of Collins Street, Melbourne, c1900s. Photoria Collection.

Portrait of three sisters. Taken at the T. Humphrey & Co studio. Large, toned photograph mounted on cream board. Alice Mills and her artist husband, Tom Humphrey, both worked as photographers at this Collins St studio. Photoria Collection.

Portrait of a woman in evening dress. Taken at the Tom Humphrey Studio on Collins St, Melbourne. Oval photograph mounted on gray card which is mounted on a timber board. Photographer during the period that Humphrey and Mills shared the studio on Collins St. Taken c1899 to 1904.

Portrait of a young woman. Taken by Alice Mills at the Collins St studio she shared with her husband, the artist, Tom Humphrey. c1899 to 1904. Photoria Collection.

A group portrait of ten Pierrettes. Taken by Alice Mills at the Collins St studio she shared with her husband, the artist, Tom Humphrey. c1899 to 1904. Photoria Collection

View of the intersection of Elizabeth and Collins Streets, Melbourne. On the right of the card the tall building with the skylights and small domed structure is Brunton Chambers, later, Alstons’ Chambers. Mills’ studio is at the top of the building. She worked there for 18 years between 1904 and 1922. Photoria Collection

Portrait of a woman seated in a chair on a balcony drinking tea. Studio portrait taken by Alice Mills, c.1904 to 1910. Black and white photograph, set within an oval and mounted on cream board. Photoria Collection

In 1908 Mills made a successful application for a patent for this metal photographic frame. Included was this example of its use. National Archives of Australia, A1337/230, Application for registration of a design by Alice Humphrey trading as Alice Mills

Portrait of an older gentleman. Taken by Alice Mills c1904-1910. B&W photograph with square white border, mounted on brown board. Source: Bill Purvis

A postcard of Collins St, Melbourne showing Centre Way in which Mills had her studio between 1923 and 1929. The building, still called Centre Way, is part of 21st century life on Collins St between Swanston and Elizabeth Streets. Photoria Collection

Portrait of A C Small. Black and white photograph, oval cut and mounted within decorative oval frame and mounted on textured beige card. Taken at Alice Mill’s The Centreway Studio, c 1920s.

Group portrait of ten gentlemen. Taken by Alice Mills c.1923 to 1929, taken at The Centreway Studio. Sepia-tinted photograph matted in card frame and mounted on brown board. Photoria Collection

Portrait of a man wearing his corporal’s uniform from WW1. Taken by Alice Mills, c1920s. Photoria Collection.