Queen's Album e-catalogue - Catalog - Page 16
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SCENES TO IDENTIFY,
PHOTOGRAPHS TO
SOURCE
As mentioned, the 1882 GPO specimen book
contained a list of the 64 photographs featured
in the Queen’s album. It listed these primarily
by location, and in some cases, by date. We
cross-referenced this list against entries in
GPO photographic registers from the same period,
which are held in the State Archives Collection.
The registers often list several shots of a particular
scene, so we needed to be sure which of these
was the actual photograph featured in the album.
It was also important to find out whether there
were other albums made by the GPO at the time
containing similar photographs. We may even
happen upon the album itself tucked away in an
archive or library! As we searched the catalogues
of collections in Australia and elsewhere, we
found an album at the State Library of NSW:
Collection of photographs presented for
the acceptance of Her Most Gracious Majesty
Queen Victoria by the Government on behalf
of the people of New South Wales
1880
Volume - title page
State Library of NSW
X981/3
