Photo shows Gus and Ellen Knight with baby Charles in tier handmade Stanley SteamerPhoto shows a man, woman and baby in a carpeople, knight

The tintype (or ferrotype or Melainotype) was produced on metallic sheet (not, actually, tin) instead of glass. The plate was coated with collodion and sensitized just before use. It was introduced by Adolphe Alexandre Martin in 1853. The most common size was about the same as the carte-de-visite, 5.5cm x 9.0cm, but both larger and smaller ferrotypes were made. The smallest were "Little Gem" tintypes, about the size of a postage-stamp, made simultaneously on a single plate in a camera with 12 or 16 lenses. They were often produced by travelling photographers, and were cheaper than Ambrotypes so made photography available to working classes, not just to the more well-to-do. The print would come out laterally reversed (as one sees oneself in a mirror). Being quite rugged, tintypes could be sent by post. Tintypes were eventually superseded by gelatin emulsion dry plates in the 1880s, though street photographers in various parts of the world continued with this process until the 1950s. (Above information abridged from http://www.rleggat.com/photohistory/history/tintype.htm) The firm of Gove and Allen opened in Sydney in 1880 and were responsible for the belated popularizing of the gem tintype in Australia. The firm traded as both The American Gem Studio and The American Studio. Others franchises were opened in Melbourne, Ballarat and Sandhurst (Bendigo). The Sandhurst branch closed in 1882 and Adelaide in 1884. All Gove and Allen studios had ceased trading by 1885. The studio addresses were: 23 King William St, Adelaide; 324 George St, Sydney; 95 Swanston St, Melbourne; Howard Place, Sandhurst; 7 Queen St, Brisbane; The card mounts used in Gove and Allen studios in Australia are identical to those used in America. They were initially made of plain white card with embossing around the oval image opening in the mount while some also had simple geometric and floral printed designs as well. Although Gove and Allen studios produced the majority of gem tintypes in Australia, other studios offered them including: - London, American & Sydney Photo Company, 328 George St, Sydney; - David Edelsten, 55 & 57 Bourke St, Melbourne; - Burman's Portrait Rooms, St. George's Hall, 209 Bourke St, Melbourne; - Bell's Gem Portrait Studio, 57 Bourke St East, Melbourne; - R. H. Kenny, Bridge St, Ballarat; - Marinus W. Bent, Sandhurst (Bendigo); - George Fisher, Victoria; - Anson Brothers, Hobart Town. (Abridged information from http://members.ozemail.com.au/~msafier/photos/tintypes.html) .4) A tintype portrait of a man, attached to a card. little gem, tintype, man, unidentified man

Robert Clark was the owner of the Ballarat Courier.Black and white photograph portrait of a bearded man.robert clark, courier, ballarat courier

John McAllister was a lecturer in Mining at Ballarat University College, a predecessor institution of Federation University Australia.Colour photographuc portrait of a man - John McCallister.ballarat university college, mcallister, mining

David Ham was an early resident of Ballarat.An image of a bearded man known as David Ham.david ham, ham

Artwork of a man and a woman in parallel to each other.Pencil mark of 18692 on back.art,artwork, university of ballarat, man,woman, embrace,

William Foster Stawell was Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Victoria from March 1857 until September 1886. He was president of the Ballarat School of Mines Council from 1876 until 1889.Photographic portrait of a man named William Stawellwilliam stawell, legal, supreme court of victoria, ballarat school of mines, ballarat school of mines council, sir william foster stawell

Port of Portland Authority archivesFront: (no inscriptions) Back: Robert Menzies PM/ Signing visitors Book/ 18 July 1958 (pencil, upper left)port of portland archives, robert menzies, prime minister, 1958

Port of Portland Authority archivesFront: (no inscriptions) Back: Dave Milner/ Tugmaster (blue pen, centre left)port of portland archives, portrait photography, david milner, tugmaster

Ration Pack One Man One Dayequipment, somalia, army

WW2 $1 Dollar Coin "Dancing Man"ephemera, general

COLOUR PHOTOGRAPH OF building. Man going in the doorway.photograph, building

Photograph - Man on Bike On Rear: Tim Deckerrecreations, sports, cycling, bendigo advertiser

Churchill Island has a large photographic collection dating from the nineteenth century. Photograph of man wearing earmuffs and mowing in an orchardcatalogue number on reverse in pencilchurchill island, photograph

Churchill Island Heritage Farm has a large photographic collection dating from the nineteenth century. This series of photographs was probably taken around Churchill Island and shows the community engagement through the decades.Photograph of a man shearing a sheep on an elevated platform.Catalogue number written on reverse in pencil.churchill island, photograph

Photograph of a man with a fishing rod accepting an award.recreations, sports, awards, fishing

Black and white photograph of unnamed man and greyhaound.clubs and associations, sport, greyhound racing

Slide. Kurting. Man relaxing in a comfy chair.slide, bendigo, kurting., kurting.

Artist Georg Rosenkranz, crewman aboard the HSK Kormoran, painted this while at Graytown Prisoner of War Camp.Watercolour sketch of man in brown/red trousersGraf von Hardenberggraytown pow camp, georg rosenkranz, illustrations, watercolour, graf von hardenberg

Head and shoulders of unknown man in collar and tie."19"glen iris presbyterian church