Category: Camera Obscura

 

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Drawing room at Silverdale

Sunday 11 February | Camera Obscura,

Today’s image is the drawing room of Silverdale House in 1895, a great example of Victorian décor, patterns everywhere! A sign of the times is also the different musical instruments,…

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Cambridge Town Hall

Sunday 11 February | Camera Obscura,

Cambridge Town Hall HCL_08941 In the very lower right-hand corner is possibly a sliver of Lake Street.

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Paddle Steamers PS Rawhiti II

Wednesday 7 February | Camera Obscura, Resources,

On the river: Paddle Steamers PS Rawhiti II, thought to have been taken while on her maiden voyage ceria March 1926.

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Frankton Railway Station 1975

Thursday 11 January | Camera Obscura,

This is a very peaceful scene.

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Tourist series postcard - Victoria Street

Thursday 11 January | Camera Obscura,

This is a Tourist Series postcard featuring a southerly view of Victoria Street from just north of Collingwood Street.

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Triggs & Denton Ltd advertising catalogue

Wednesday 10 January | Camera Obscura,

This week we have an advertising catalogue from Triggs & Denton Ltd. This catalogue dates from 1939 and the cover page states ‘A New Shop for Hamilton’.

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Winter shows as they used to be

Saturday 15 July | Camera Obscura,

HCL_04394, Hamilton City Libraries The Winter Show circa 1920. Note the flags of different nations.

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Trying it on Scout fundraiser

Saturday 8 July | Camera Obscura,

110 years ago this week, a grand concert was held at the Frankton Town Hall to aid the Boy Scouts’ Hall Building Fund.

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Three unknown men in the era of narrow ties

Saturday 1 July | Camera Obscura,

For quite some years now, researchers, historians and genealogists have had great benefit from our collection of photographs.

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Latest in milking technology

Wednesday 28 June | Camera Obscura,

Commercial stand for J. B. MacEwan & Co. Ltd the sole agents for the L. K. G. Milking machine and Baltic Separator. 'LKG' stood for Lawrence Kennedy & Gillies.

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Picnic by an archaeological dig

Saturday 24 June | Camera Obscura,

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The cream separator

Saturday 10 June | Camera Obscura,

This brochure from c. 1931 outlines the new models available from R. A. Lister & Co Ltd. The Lister Separator Co.

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