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Photograph, 1970-71

  • A photograph of the front facade of the Tanswells Hotel, Beechworth.

    8496.1 - Obverse

  • Brief handwritten notes about the photograph

    8496.1 - Reverse

  • A photograph of a corner of a room featuring a vintage high-back arm chair next to a window.

    8496.2 - Obverse

  • Brief handwritten notes about the photograph

    8496.2 - Reverse

  • A photograph of a vintage room with two poker tables, a lounge and french windows along one wall.

    8496.3 - Obverse

  • Brief handwritten notes about the photograph.

    8496.3 - Reverse

  • A photograph showing another section of the vintage hotel room featuring another poker table, a fireplace, tv set and cusioned chairs.

    8496.4 - Obverse

  • Brief handwritten notes about the photograph

    8496.4 - Reverse

  • Brief handwritten notes about the photograph

    IMG_20210724_0012 - Reverse

  • Three woman and a dog posing between two tower like structures with conical tops. In the background is a cemetery with trees lining its edge.

    8496.5 - Obverse

  • Brief handwritten notes about the photograph

    8496.5 - Reverse

  • A photograph of a vintage dining room with elaborately laid out tables, a fireplace and a gilded painting hanging above it.

    8496.6 - Obverse

  • Brief handwritten notes about the photograph

    8496.6 - Reverse

  • A photograph of a vintage room with poker tables, a lounge and a gilded painting hanging above it.

    8496.7 - Obverse

  • Brief handwritten notes about the photograph

    8496.7 - Reverse

  • A vintage sitting room with red upholstered furniture, patterned carpet, a fireplace with a clock on the mantel and an old television set.

    8496.8 - Obverse

  • A photograph of the front facade of the Tanswells Hotel, Beechworth.
  • Brief handwritten notes about the photograph
  • A photograph of a corner of a room featuring a vintage high-back arm chair next to a window.
  • Brief handwritten notes about the photograph
  • A photograph of a vintage room with two poker tables, a lounge and french windows along one wall.
  • Brief handwritten notes about the photograph.
  • A photograph showing another section of the vintage hotel room featuring another poker table, a fireplace, tv set and cusioned chairs.
  • Brief handwritten notes about the photograph
  • Brief handwritten notes about the photograph
  • Three woman and a dog posing between two tower like structures with conical tops. In the background is a cemetery with trees lining its edge.
  • Brief handwritten notes about the photograph
  • A photograph of a vintage dining room with elaborately laid out tables, a fireplace and a gilded painting hanging above it.
  • Brief handwritten notes about the photograph
  • A photograph of a vintage room with poker tables, a lounge and a gilded painting hanging above it.
  • Brief handwritten notes about the photograph
  • A vintage sitting room with red upholstered furniture, patterned carpet, a fireplace with a clock on the mantel and an old television set.

Historical information

This is a Kodak film packet of colour photographs of the historic Tanswell's Commercial Hotel, Beechworth. They were taken by William Gray in 1970–71, soon after the Tanswell era ended in 1967, after almost a century. Over its long history, the hotel hosted figures such as the Governor of Victoria in 1906, and reputedly even Ned Kelly. The photos depict the hotel's prominent exterior and antique interiors and furnishings, as well as Gray’s personal interest in antiques. One photograph shows Gray’s family at a Chinese burning tower. The reverse of the photographs contain Gray's handwritten notes. He later opened his own studio in Ivanhoe.

Significance

These photographs have historic significance as they depict the Tanswell's Commercial Hotel- a notable example of Australian country hotel architecture and a prominent local landmark. Furthermore, these photographs were taken prior to the restoration works hence depicting the original colour and texture of the facade's brickwork.
These photographs also have artistic significance as they beautifully capture the antique interiors of the hotel.

Physical description

Colour rectangular photographs printed on matte photographic paper unmounted

Inscriptions & markings

8496.1: Obverse: 9.
8496.1: Reverse: Tanswell's Historic Hotel/Beechworth/About 1970-71?/8496
8496.2: Obverse: 12.
8496.2: Reverse: Tanswell's Historic Hotel/Beechworth/Remarkable ____ ____/1971/8496
8496.3: Obverse: 10.
8496.3: Reverse: Upstairs Antique Furniture/Incl: Triple 'Love Seat'/Tanswells Historic Hotel/Beechworth/About 1970-71/8496
8496.4: Obverse: 16.
8496.4: Reverse: Tanswell's Historic Pub/Beechworth/Upstairs Antique Room/1971/8496
8496.8: Reverse: 1971?/Tanswell's Historic Hotel/Beechworth/Upstairs Antique Room/Triple "Love Seat"/Later.../I bought a red _____/'Double' Love Seat for/__ studio+_____/It was not successful/8496
8496.5: Obverse: 15.
8496.5: Reverse: Bard, Susan, Rosemary Gray/+Sasha (Dalmatian)/Probably Beechworth Cemetry/About 1970-71?/8496
8496.6: Obverse: 14.
8496.6: Reverse: Tanswells Historic Hotel/Beechworth/Upstairs Dining Room/1971/8496
8496.7: Obverse: 11.
8496.7: Reverse: Tanswells Historic Hotel/Beechworth/1st ___/Antique Lounge/About 1970-71/8496
8496.8: Obverse: 13.

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