Book: 'THE YOUNG TENNIS PLAYER'. Hardcover with dust jacket. First American edition. Materials: Ink, Paper, Cardboardtennis

An e.21st century digital print on foamcore, of an original l.19th century sepia photographic print. Image features an informal group portrait of young men and women, on a tennis court. All subjects are holding a tennis racquet. Materials: Foamcore, Ink, Wood, Metal, Paper, Paint, Linentennis

An e.21st century digital print on board, of an original l.19th century black and white photographic print, featuring a mature woman playing tennis against a teenaged girl, and a young girl. The subjects are playing on an hour-glass shaped court, and the court net features wing nets at the two ends. Materials: Cardboard, Ink, Wood, Metal, Paper, Paint, Cardboard, Glasstennis

Artists proof of colour print depicting young boy in baggy cap holding an Argus racquet and armful of Dunlop tennis balls. Image commissioned by Dunlop for use in advertising poster. Under UV glass. Materials: Ink, Paper, Metal, Wood, Glasstennis

Almost full-length portrait of young woman standing (facing viewer) wearing long red skirt and peaked cap, and holding a flat top tennis racquet. Indecipherable signature lower right corner. Materials: Paper, Pigment, Glass, Cardboard, Glue, Wood, Metaltennis

Chromolithograph depicting a young woman with a pink headscarf, resting a tennis racquet on her shoulder. Text in German indicates printer, and several numbers. Materials: Paper, Ink, Metal, Plastic, Glass, Cardboardtennis

A printed cardboard and wood fan, depicting a young woman playing tennis. Materials: Paper, Ink, Cardboard, Glass, Metal, Clothtennis

A 1991 photographic copy of an original c.1895 black and white photograph of a young girl posing with a tennis racquet. The image is mounted, and held in a deep set frame, featuring delicate floral carvings. Materials: Paper, Ink, Cardboard, Metal, Photographic emulsiontennis

A mounted and framed watercolour painting of a young lady, holding a tennis racquet, entering via an open window. Artists signature at the lower right. Materials: Paper, Paint, Cardboard, Metal, Paint, Wood, Glasstennis

Front page from Harper's Young People magazine of April 3, 1883; and digital reproduction of reverse of same page mounted beside each other. Left folio features a lithograph entitled 'HENRY THE EIGHTH PLAYING TENNIS'. Also presents article entitled 'THE ROYAL GAME OF TENNIS'. Article continues on reprosuction of reverse of page. Materials: Paper, Ink, Metal, Wood, Glasstennis

Collage of copies of invitation to the Second Annual Supper of the 'A.T.C.' held 'FEB. 26 1887' at 'YOUNG'S HOTEL'. Materials: Paper, Ink, Cardboard, Glass, Metal, Woodtennis

A photograph album with molded metal cover featuring a young female figure in c1900 fashion playing tennis. Cloth spine. Internal pages are printed with decorative borders and slip-in windows for photographs. Contains no photographs. Materials: Metal, Paper, Ink, Cardboard, Clothtennis

Framed collage featuring a letter written by Tilden to Marion Anderson, associated envelope postmarked March 6, 1949, and a book page with reproduced photograph of young Tilden playing tennis in a stadium. Page has signature by Tilden in blue ink. Letter thanks recipient for her letter and gives message of encouragement for her son 'Brat' (Arthur Anderson). The Anderson's were close friends of Tilden who supported him during a 10 month period of incarceration in 1949. Materials: Paper, Metal, Glass, Cardboard, Photographic emulsion, Lead, Glue, Inktennis

Plastic picture frame containing print on paper of young woman holding tennis racquet. Velvet-covered cardboard stand. Materials: Plastic, Cardboard, Velvettennis

Framed ceramic panel handpainted with figure of young woman in shorts and striped blazer swinging a tennis racquet. UV glass. Materials: Ceramic, Pigment, Glass, Metal, Papertennis

A cartoon from 'Punch' magazine, featuring a female tennis novice and a young lady. Materials: Paper, Ink, Cardboardtennis

A cardboard advertisement shaped in the form of a tennis bat/paddle, promoting Emerson's Ginger-Mint Julep. Front features illustration of a young ladt playing tennis. Materials: Cardboard, Inktennis

A print of an R. Hill illustration, featuring a young lady holding a tennis racquet, picking a rose. Materials: Paper, Inktennis

Print, after a painting, featuring a young woman, holding a tennis racquet and ball, walking fown some steps in a garden. Materials: Paper, Inktennis

A clipping from page 202 of Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper (18 Aug. 1860), feauring an article entitled: THE PRINCE OF WALES AT THE TENNIS COURT. Article is accompanied by an engraving print depicting the young Edward, Prince of Wales, playing a real tennis match, at the Oriel Tennis Court at Oxford. Materials: Paper, Ink, Cardboardtennis

117 pp : illustrated : Appendices Chapters: Preface / Robert Baker p4. The collection / Robert Baker p5. Cartwheel penny / Robert Baker p6. Creek and old watering stage / David White p10. John Carson: Mayor 1863–4 1 / Julie King p4. Wedding dress / Suzanne McWha p18. Back to Kew 1875 / Judith Scurfield p22. Barnard’s clock / Margaret Robinson p26. Denbigh quilt / Suzanne McWha p28. Fragments of art decoration / Robert Baker p32. Mr Richardson’s sock / Felicity Renowden p36. Kew Volunteer Fire Brigade / David White p38. Kew Where We Live / Judith Scurfield p42. [MMBW} Detail Plan No. 1580 / Judith Scurfield p46. Adeney Avenue / Suzanne McWha p50. Young Workers’ Patriotic Guild / Margaret Robinson p54. Roll of Honor [Thomas Rand] / Robert Baker p56. Alice Anderson in her tourer / Felicity Renowden p60. Kew War Memorial / David White p62. Beaded dance dress / Suzanne McWha p 66. The great flood of 1934 / Desley Reid p68. Depression-era toolbox / Robert Baker p72. War Savings Street / Julie King p74. Kew Public L.ibrary / Suzanne McWha p78. Signature supper cloth / Desley Reid p82. View from the garden of Rockingham / Desley Reid p86. Cr Marie Dalley / Felicity Renowden p90. Centenary of Kew / Robert Baker p94. Doris Dickinson’s gown / Julie King p98. [Model Dairy] Milk bottles / Robert Baker p100. Kew Civic Centre / David White p102. Bicentennial tapestries / Margaret Robinson p106. Crest of the City of Kew / Desley Reid p110. Town Crier [outfit] / Desley Reid p112. Acknowledgements p114. List of works p115.non-fiction'Stories They Tell : A history of Kew through objects' explores diverse narratives from European settlement to the first decades of the twenty-first century. These stories use as their starting point artworks, texts and artefacts from the nationally significant collection of the Kew Historical Society. Limited to 100 copies.collection -- kew historical society, museum catalogues, henty family, cartwheel pennies, kew lunatic asylum, patchwork quilts, john carson, george bouchier richardson, gb richardson, coombs family, james dannock, back to kew 1875, francis barnard, denbigh family, cullis hill & co, ordsall, southesk, kew volunteer fire brigade, jfc farquhar, henry kellett, mmbw detail plan 1580, william nicholls anderson, young workers patriotic guild, roll of honor -- town of kew, alice anderson, kew war memorial, flapper dresses, fairfield bridge, chandler highway bridge, warren trestrail, furniture -- 1930s, war savings streets, kew library, children's libraries, voluntary aid detachments - kew (vic.), rockingham, james govett, centenary of kew, mayoresses -- kew (vic.), model dairy -- kew (vic.), doris dickinson, crests -- city of kew (vic.), town criers -- kew (vic.), joy stewart, australian bicentennial -- kew (vic.), kew civic centre, ak lines mcfarlane marshall, adeney avenue -- kew, wwi

In the nineteenth and twentieth centuries there were strong links between the Australian and African colonies forming the British Empire. The photograph is one of two representing scenes and people from the countries in the region of the Zambezi River: Angola, Zambia, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, and Mozambique. Sepia photograph, mounted on card, of a young African woman. Pencil on reverse: "Woman from Zambezi ***"africa - people

Edward Augustus Atkyns was born in Wiltshire, England in 1840. His family emigrated to Australia in 1852. As a young man he was a keen cricketer and played at the first cricket ground in the district, located between Barkers Road and Hawthorn Grove, on the site of the future Barker railway station. Atkyns was admitted to the Victorian Bar in 1861, initially working in his father’s practice. He sat as a local magistrate in both Kew and Hawthorn and acted as solicitor for several shire councils. Elected to the Hawthorn Borough Council in 1863 at the age of 23, he served in that municipality as mayor in 1866-67. By 1877, he had moved to Kew where he lived at Neama in Studley Park Road, a property later incorporated into the St Paul’s School for the Blind.Rare colour photograph of what was once a significant house in Kew.Original colour positive photograph (Kodak print) of the main house of 'Neama', colloquially known as the 'farmhouse'. Photographed by Stewart West in April 1978 (it was later demolished by the Villa Maria Society).Annotated reverse: "Front view of Neama / Farmhouse on St Paul's School for the Blind Children / Fernhurst Estate"st paul's school for the blind, neama, studley park road -- kew (vic.), historic houses -- kew (vic.), villa maria society

Edward Augustus Atkyns was born in Wiltshire, England in 1840. His family emigrated to Australia in 1852. As a young man he was a keen cricketer and played at the first cricket ground in the district, located between Barkers Road and Hawthorn Grove, on the site of the future Barker railway station. Atkyns was admitted to the Victorian Bar in 1861, initially working in his father’s practice. He sat as a local magistrate in both Kew and Hawthorn and acted as solicitor for several shire councils. Elected to the Hawthorn Borough Council in 1863 at the age of 23, he served in that municipality as mayor in 1866-67. By 1877, he had moved to Kew where he lived at Neama in Studley Park Road, a property later incorporated into the St Paul’s School for the Blind.Rare colour photograph of what was once a significant house in Kew.Original colour positive photograph (Kodak print) of the secondary building at 'Neama', colloquially known as the 'hall'. Photographed by Stewart West in April 1978 (it was later demolished by the Villa Maria Society).Annotated reverse: "Timber hall on Fernhurst land / Transported there approx 1878."st paul's school for the blind, neama, studley park road -- kew (vic.), historic houses -- kew (vic.), villa maria society