History House CollectionSurf life saving type. Circa 1960's. Polished wooden arched frame, chrome plated brass fittings, wooden reel, bronze and wooden handle, chrome plated brass brake assembly. Yellow polythene rope and red terylene harness complete with shoulder straps and clasp.Front: On each end of reel lettered in black outlined in gold. "Portland Surf Life Saving Club founded 1934. Back: -

Glass plate negative. Tennis Courts in Botanic Gardens with 'Kingsley' (obscured by trees) on the hill in the distance.Front: 'Portland'

Black and white photo taken from glass plate negative, attached to heavy card. Group of 5 women and 2 men, with tennis racquets sitting on bench under tree.Estimated dress to be late 19th, early 20th century.

Glass plate negataive. Group of men and women on rocks at Cape Bridgewater. About half of the group have fishing poles. Dress late 19th, early 20th Century.cape bridgewater, fishing, recreation, glass plate negative

Black and white photo taken from glass plate negative. Bentinck Street/Julia Street corner. Bank Australasia on right. Bentinck Street from London Hotel to Macs Hotel visible.photography, portland town, trade, commerce, bank

Glass plate negative. Two people in horse drawn buggy, conifers in background. Estimated dress to be late 19th, early 20th Century. Includes a Hand written note from Mrs Isobel Burch (nee Taylor) expressing the view that the couple in the buggy are her parents - Mr & Mrs Ern Taylor, enclosed with negative.

Glass plate negative. Two men and two women in a clinker built dinghy on Fawthrop lagoon. Estimated dress to be late 19th, early 20th Century.

Black and white photo taken from glass plate negative. Group of men and women at Jackass Fern Gully. Dress late 19th, early 20th century.camping, recreation, glass plate negative, jackass fern gully, camping

Black and white photo taken from glass plate negative. Crowd at Portland Show. Dress late 19th, early 20th Century. Photo glued onto heavy card.Front: Portland Show - White Portland Show - black textaportland show, rural show, portland, recreation, farming

Black and white photo taken from glass plate negative. Bentinck Street/Julia Street corner. Bank Australasia on right. Bentinck Street from London Hotel to Macs Hotel visible.Back: 'Peter McIntyre"-blue biro 'MRS J.P. McINTYRE' BOX 115 PORTLAND 3305 - purple stampglass plate negative, portland, street scene

Glass plate negative. Group of people in and around the tennis pavilion at Portland Tennis Club.Front: PTCP PORTLANDglass plate negative, portland tennis club, recreation, tennis, sport

Stereoscopic glass plate negative. Group of women in garden at 'Beechwood'.glass plate negative, beechwood, historic house, portland

Glass plate negative. Group portrait in the garden at 'Beechwood'. Dress early 20th Century.glass plate negative, historic building, beechwood house, portland

Stereoscopic glass plate negative. Two men standing on branch of tree which has fallen over creek.

Stereoscopic glass plate negative. Henty beach with couta boats and lighter. Railway pier in background.glass plate negative, henty beach, seafront, portland, couta boats

Black and white photo taken from glass plate negative. Attached to heavy card, showing a large group of men and women picnicking on grassy area, in front of trees. Estimated by dress to be of the late 19th, early 20th Century.

Glass plate negative. Showing an early Edwardian home - steeply sloped, wide eaves, front facing gable ends, square edged weatherboards, return L-shaped verandah, corrugated iron roofing. Also has iron lacework.

Small, electroplated nickle silver spoon. Shield, shaped coloured enamel badge, showing Whalers Bluff.Front: 'PORTLAND' - on badge Back: 'Peninsula Plate E.P.N.S.A1' - embossed

Glass plate negative. Three ladies seated at a table, 'taking tea'. Wall covered with creeper in background. Dress late 19th, early 20th Century.tea, recreation, ladies, women

Glass plate negative. Crowd at Portland Show, watching horse events. Blur above the fence is a jumping horse.Front: 'Portland Show'glass plate negative, portland show, agriculture, recreation, show jumping, sport

Stuart silver plated scalloped spoon, with enamelled badge at Bridgewater Bay, showing the headland.Front: 'Bridgewater Bay Vic' - gold lettering on badge Back: 'STUART Silverplated Made in Australia'souvenir of portland, bridgewater bay

Glass plate negative. Image sgows a group of 2 men and 4 women, sitting on rugs 'picnicking' on banks of a river. Buggy in background.

Black and white photo taken from glass plate negative, attached to heavy card. Dutton Way looking towards Whalers Bluff, road with fence above beach and a horse tied up to post.Front: 'Dutton Way 1900' - black texta

Glass plate negative. Image shows the bridge across Salt Creek with 'Kingsley' in background.

Glass plate negative. Image shows group of people at Jackass Fern Gully near Portland Victoria

Glass plate negative. Image shows a group of men and women with tennis racquets, posing on a bench in the Botanic Gardens. Dress estimated to be late 19th, early 20th Century.

Stereoscopic glass plate negative. Image shows a man with a bicycle standing at one end of wooden bridge.

Glass plate negative with 2 different images. Left: 5 men near wall around lighthouse; two appear to be playing leap frog. Right: 3 men in same area, two appear to be dancing.

Glass plate negative. Man on horseback posing outside wooden fence with small picket gate. Cypress pines behind fence.

Stereoscopic glass plate negative. Photo taken from 1st floor balcony, diagonally opposite 2 storied building, crowd of people in street.