This item consists of 54 historical photographs from various national and international collections including:
AA 689/4/3/2/1-7
Photographic contact prints containing portraits of people from the following locations in the Northern Territory: Arnhem Land, Oenpelli, Liverpool River, Groote Eylandt, Millingimbi, Umbakumba, Yirrkala. Printed on the reverse 'Photograph from the Smithsonian Institute' (see AA 296) Washington, DC.
AA 689/4/3/2/8
Group portrait of men and women of the Wathaurang people. Ballarat/Geelong, Victoria. 1858. Annotation on reverse 'Victorian Historical Society' Collection.
AA 689/4/3/2/9-10
Photographic prints of a drawing of Aboriginal people, Mt Macedon, Victoria. c.1853-4. By William von Blandowski. Mitchell Library (see AA 572), Sydney, New South Wales.
AA 689/4/3/2/11
Photographic print of a lithograph used as the frontispiece to volume 1 Robert Brough Smyth, 1876 publication. Thought to represent the Loddon [See: Jotijota] people.
AA 689/4/3/2/12
King Billy and his two Wives. c.1877-1879. Coranderrk, Victoria. Photographer Fred Kruger. See: Fred Kruger Collection (see AA 566/1/8).
AA 689/4/3/2/13
Letter from John Mulvaney to JB Birdsell relating to photographs (see AA 689/4/3/2/8-12).
AA 689/4/3/2/14
Photographic print of drawing 'Echukia Tribe Corrobery' by Tommy Mc Crae. Original held in US Teague (see AA 322) Acc. No. 14194. Annotation on the original 'on station near Corowa,' Victoria.
AA 689/4/3/2/15-19
Photographic prints of landscape drawings.
AA 689/4/3/2/20
Portrait of an Australian Aboriginal man.
AA 689/4/3/2/21-22
Portrait and profile of an Australian Aboriginal man.
AA 689/4/3/2/23-24
A Ngarrindjeri man wearing a possum cloak, holding a spear, spear thrower and shield. c.1860. See: South Australian Museum Collection (see AA 298).
AA 689/4/3/2/25-27
Portrait and profile of an Australian Aboriginal man with a nosepeg.
Printed on the reverse Museé de l'homme, Paris 'C.45.1482.511'
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AA 689/4/3/2/28-29
Australian Aboriginal man with a spear and spear thrower, Everard Ranges. Thought to be photographed by Captain SA White (see AA 365). Printed on the reverse National Library of Australia.
AA 689/4/3/2/30
Australian Aboriginal man with a spear and spear thrower, Everard Ranges. Thought to be photographed by Captain SA White (see AA 365). Printed on the reverse National Library of Australia.
AA 689/4/3/2/31
Group of woman carrying dogs, Everard Ranges.
Photographed by Captain SA White (see AA 365). Printed on the reverse National Library of Australia.
AA 689/4/3/2/32
Native tobacco, Everard Ranges, South Australia photographed by Captain SA White (see AA 365). Printed on the reverse National Library of Australia.
AA 689/4/3/2/33
Group portrait 'Groote Eylandt Aboriginals at Fred Gray's settlement'.
See: Fred Gray Photographic Collection National Library of Australia.
AA 689/4/3/2/34
'Narachen [or Barachin] showing Mr Gray how to make fire.' August 1938. See: Fred Gray Photographic Collection National Library of Australia. [PIC 3404/87]
AA 689/4/3/2/35
Group portrait of three Australian Aboriginal men with a dugout canoe. Groote Eylandt. See: Fred Gray Photographic Collection National Library of Australia.
AA 689/4/3/2/36
Episode of retrieving the anchor of the launch 'Renown'. Police 'boys' Mini-Mini and 'Bosun' in the dinghy CA41 being towed by the CA1 prior to diving for the anchor. Little Lagoon. September 1938. See: Fred Gray Photographic Collection National Library of Australia [PIC 3404/50].
AA 689/4/3/2/37
Mini-Mini spearing fish in Little Lagoon near to Fred Gray's settlement. November 1938. Groote Eylandt. See: Fred Gray Photographic Collection National Library of Australia. [PIC 3404/122].
AA 689/4/3/2/38
Newspaper clipping with three group photographs of the Aboriginal people of from Albany, Western Australia. No date.
AA 689/4/3/2/39-52
Photographs of material culture displays, South Australian Museum.
AA 689/4/3/2/53-54
Photographs of ear lobes.
Tindale Tribes: Jotijota