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Photograph collection
The John Oxley Library holds a significant collection of pictorial material relating to the social and cultural history of Queensland. The collection includes photographs and works of art. Selected images are available online through the State Library’s Picture Queensland website. Original photographs and photograph albums can also be found using Manuscripts Queensland. The State Library also offers a photographic copying service for images held in the collection.
The earliest dates of images in the collections coincide with the year Queensland was proclaimed a separate state (1859), and these provide a unique visual record of the growth of Queensland almost from inception. The first known townscape photograph is a view of Queen Street taken from the Edward Street end of the Queen Street mall looking southwards, about 1859/1860.
The collections of William Boag, Richard Daintree and Harriet Brims are considered to be some of the most important work of early Queensland photographers. The clarity of these pictures is a remarkable testament to their persistence and creativity at a period when the technology was in its infancy.
More information
If you have a Queensland related enquiry, you can contact us in any of the following ways:
For general enquiries:
- Ask at your local Queensland public library
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Last updated: 23rd November 2007
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