Posts Tagged photographs

Cool Tools – Calculators for Environmental Conditions

Posted on April 2, 2012 by

I found the environmental calculators made available by the Image Permanence Institute to be tremendously helpful so I thought I would share.

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Take a walk through the streets of Sydney during #underbelly #razor

Posted on September 11, 2011 by

Fans of the the TV series Underbelly Razor will be interested to see this map of Sydney from c.1930, the era of the infamous razor gangs. Imagine the figures of Kate, Tilly and Jim (pictured below in 1923,1939 and in 1932 respectively) as they walked through these streets…….. Larger version on Flickr To see more images of “old” [...]

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Regional Staff Pick [Camel train photograph, Broken Hill]

Posted on August 8, 2011 by

On a recent trip to Broken Hill I was fortunate enough to be able to interview Brian Tonkin from the Outback Archives about his favourite archive.

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Uncovering Hidden Treasures – NRS4481 The Government Printing Office Collection

Posted on June 27, 2011 by

The series NRS4481 -Glass Negatives [Government Printing Office] is one of the jewels in the crown in State Records’ collection. It is a treasure trove of images that cover a broad range of subjects….

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An unusual photo identification tip

Posted on January 14, 2011 by

This is a great photo showing the equality of man and beast in the face of the summer heat!

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Tips for Dating Photos – “The List”

Posted on June 21, 2010 by

Back in April we asked you What Are Your Tips for Dating Photos? We had such a huge response that we decided to place all the tips together in one print-friendly file (PDF) for you all to download and use.

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Digitisation and the Small Archives

Posted on May 24, 2010 by

As the Archivist in an organisation whose core business is education, providing digital access to the collection has been primarily a response to providing access for the Archivist rather than a desire to reach a wider audience.

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What are your tips for dating photographs?

Posted on April 6, 2010 by

Many images in our collection have come to us with only the barest of details attached. Your knowledge, interest and enjoyment in identifying dates and locations is helping us to fill in some of the blanks and, in turn, provide better access to the State’s archives.

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Update: Can you date this photograph [Lismore Post Office]

Posted on November 12, 2009 by

Since we last posted an image of Lismore Post Office some more information has come to light………………..

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New England remembers through the archives: World War I

Posted on November 11, 2009 by

…….look closely at the walking sticks, stiff poses and empty sleeves. Captured here is a reminder of the immense impact of World War One on young Australians.

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Online Photographic Search: Poll Results

Posted on September 15, 2009 by

The poll results are in. Perhaps not surprisingly Search engines such as Google or Yahoo topped the poll with 33% of the vote.

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August 2009: Link roundup post

Posted on September 1, 2009 by

This is a roundup of some interesting links that we’ve stumbled across over the last month or so. If you’re interested in Archives 2.0, Conservation, Archival Processing and Research tools click here.

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What online tools do you use to search for photographs?

Posted on August 28, 2009 by

Do you search for photographs online? Why not take our latest poll?

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Windows to another time – Ralph Snowball’s Glass Negatives

Posted on August 18, 2009 by

Originally more than 8,000 glass negatives were stored in the cellar of Ralph Snowball’s Clarence Rd house. Most had not seen the light of day since Snowball’s death in 1925………

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