Coloured photo of Anne Conway playing her guitar. Address label on the back with name on it.photo, individual, anne conway, peter ellis collection, anne conway

Black and white photo of Ossie Artery sitting on a block of wood playing a button accordion. Typed on a sticker on the back is: Artery, Ossie. Black Springs. 11.1.83. Written on the back is: Ossie Artery, Black Springs Mon. 10.1.83.photo, individual, ossie artery, peter ellis collection, ossie artery

Black and white photo of an older man playing an accordion. Typed on a sticker on the back is: Bond, George, Bega. 1982. Written in pencil on the back is: Geo. Bond, Bega 22.12.82.photo, individual, george bond, peter ellis collection, george bond

Black and white photo of an older man standing in a corner playing an accordion. Typed on a sticker on the back is: Richards, Fred, Wingham. Name on the accordion is Dallape.photo, individual, fred richards, peter ellis collection, fred richards

Black and white photo of an older lady playing an accordion.Typed on two stickers on the back are: Sloane Sally at Teralba. Sally Sloane with her old German button accordion, taken at Teralba in the late 1950's.photo, individual, sally sloane, peter ellis collection, sally sloane

Black and white photo of an older lady playing an accordion. Typed on a sticker on the back of the photo is: Endacott, Violet, Mudgee. 1982. Written in pencil on the back is: Violet Endacott, Mudgee. 5.12.82 #3.photo, individual, violet endacott, peter ellis collection, violet endacott

Black and white photo of a boy sitting on a garden edge playing a small accordion.photo, individual, male, peter ellis collection, boy with accordian

Black and white head and shoulder photo of Ross Kurtz playing a flute. He is wearing a check shirt, waistcoat and a large brimmed hat. Typed on a sticker on the back is: Kurtz, Ross. Mudgee. Sep 1981. Also written is Ross Kurtz, Mudgee 9.81.photo, individual, ross kurtz, peter ellis collection, ross kurtz

Black and white photo of the G.P.O.Military Band. There are twenty seven band members with brass instruments and two with drums. Photo is pasted to a piece of paper and another piece is stuck under the photo with the name. Typed on the paper is: G.P.O.Military Band Melbourne c. 1900. Photograph by courtesy Mrs. Kellam, Bendigo. Name is also painted on he side of the bass drum.photo, group, g.p.o.military band melbourne, peter ellis collection, g.p.o. military band melbourne, mrs kellam

Copy of a black and white photo of three Aboriginal men putting out a camp fire by peeing on it. A boy is watching them. Printing in the bottom right corner reads: Trans Continental Railway - 1945. Blackfellows putting out a fire.photo, group, male, peter ellis collection, trans continental railway 1945, aborigines

Black and white photo of a mixed group of young people. They are all wearing white trousers/skirts, shirts, dark coloured scarves and white berets with a dark band. A girl in the centre row is holding a small Union Jack flag.photo, group, mixed group, peter ellis collection, group of youn gpeople

Black and white photo of the Harry McQueen Band. There are three players, two with accordions and one with a violin. A man is sitting behind them with something in his hand.photo, group, harry mcqueen band, peter ellis collection, harry mcqueen band

Black and white photo of a wedding. The groom is wearing a soldier's uniform and the bride is wearing a long white dress and veil with a floral headpiece. She is carrying a large bunch of flowers. Behind them are the attendants, the man wearing a suit and the lady is wearing a long dress, with some flowers in her hair and is carrying a large bunch of flowers. They are standing on the church steps. Written in ink across the bottom of the photo is: Light proof only Please return to P. Pinder Bendigo.Percy Pinderphoto, group, wedding, peter ellis collection, p pinder

Black and white photo of a group of young men at a stream. Two of them are in the water, one at the water's edge and two standing behind him. Bush in the background. Written on the back: John, Bruce, Ken, Garry, Wayne.photo, group, male, peter ellis collection, photo of young men

Black and white photo of Reg Kurtz playing a violin. Typed on a sticker on the back: Kurtz, Reg. Sep. 1981.photo, individual, reg kurtz, peter ellis collection, reg kurtz

Small black and white photo of a lady wearing a black sitting on a rock with two children. Written on the back: Study in black & white. Esther Williams is not in it.photo, group, mixed group, peter ellis collection, lady and children

Small black and white photo of an accordion. Writing on the side unreadable.musical instruments, keyboard, accordion, peter ellis collection, accordian

Black and white photo of a middle aged man playing a concertina. He is seated in a loungeroom. Typed on a sticker on the back: Percy Yarnold, Wingham.photo, individual, male, peter ellis collection, concertina

Black and white photo of a middle aged man sitting on a chair playing an accordion. Behind him is an ornate sideboard.photo, individual, male, peter ellis collection, man playing an accordian

Four sepia photos of a lady playing a harpsichord outdoors in the garden. She is wearing slacks, jumper, scarf and a large hat. In one photo she is looking at the keyboard and in the other she is looking towards the camera. There are two copies of each.photo, individual, female, peter ellis collection, lady playing harpsichord

Black and white photo of a group of musicians. They have various wind instruments and a bass drum. Written on the back: Instruments. L - R. clarinet - cornet - cornet - B flat saxhorn - E flat saxhorn - euphonium - euphonium - circular bass. In front of Victoria Hotel Tanunda. Date not known. At gathering of Odd fellows.photo, group, musicians, peter ellis collection, victoria hotel tanunda, odd fellows

Black and white photo of thirteen men and boys of the Bairnsdale Band. They are standing in front of a paling fence with trees behind it. They have a bass drum, a smaller drum and various wind instruments.photo, group, bandsmen, peter ellis collection, bairnsdale band

Black and white photo of the Henschke Band. There are six men and a boy. Written on the back is: Top Row L - R: Instruments. Clarinet. Flugelhorn. Cornet. Bottom Row: Bass Drum & Cymbals, E flat Saxhorn, E flat Saxhorn, E flat Bass. German Band. Henschke band, Mocuita, SA. Band formed 1888.photo, group, musicians, peter ellis collection, german band, henschke band, clarinet, flugelhorn, cornet, bass drum & cymbals, saxhorn, bass saxhorn

Black and white photo of the Vogt Family Band, c1895. There are seven men and seven women/girls. They have wind and string instruments. Written on the back: Vogt family band. C1895.photo, group, musicians, peter ellis collection, vogt family band

Black and white photo a an older man wearing a check shirt and bib and brace overalls playing a harmonica. Written on the back is: Dave Mathias, Forbes 1985.photo, individual, dave mathias, peter ellis collection, dave mathias

Sepia photo of an older man standing beside a house and holding up a tomato.photo, individual, male, peter ellis collection, man with a tomato

Two black and white photo of men playing musical instruments. The first photo is three men wearing wide brim hats. One is playing a banjo, one an accordion and the third is watching them. The second photo is six men, one has a concertina, four have accordions and the sixth has drum and cymbals.photo, group, musicians, peter ellis collection, musicians

Two photos of musicians. One is a photo of a lady holding a banjo and a man holding a fiddle. The second photo is a young boy playing an accordion. He is watching where his fingers are on the keys.photo, group, musicians, peter ellis collection

Two black and white photo of bands. One is a pipe band. There are six men and two boys in the photo. They are dressed in kilts. The men have long feathers in their berets. Some are holding bagpipes. The other photo is a brass band with twenty two players and their leader. They have various brass wind instruments and two drums. The bass drum has a three tone shield painted on the end with the name: Tanumda Brass Band. All their jackets are high buttoning with large embroidered decoration down each side of the front. The bass drum player has no embroidery on the front of his jacket. He is wearing the drum harness and holding a padded drum stick.photo, group, musicians, peter ellis collection, pipe band, tanumda brass band

(1) is an engraving of people dancing with La Pastourelle written underneath. (2) is a photo of Instructions for dancing 'the Washington Post'.photo, group, dance, peter ellis collection, washington post dance, la pastourelle