FILE | 020/020246 |
TITLE | Woodford House |
Date | May 1926 |
Description | Black and white glass lantern slide. Typescript caption on upper edge: "The Harrington Slide," 386 George St., Sydney. Title from original negative in Mitchell Library. |
Creator | Frank Walker 1861-1948 |
Format | Glass lantern slide 8.2 x 8.2 cm |
Topics | clothing; educational & research establishments; excursions; historic buildings; hotels & taverns; houses; men; women |
Location | Blue Mountains (NSW); Woodford (NSW) |
Names | Alfred Fairfax |
Copyright | Copyright expired. Permission to reproduce image from RAHS. |
Storage | 226.jpg |
Notes | Group of men and women posing in front of part of Woodford House, the private sandstone residence of Alfred Fairfax from 1868. Formerly an inn, with parts of building dating to 1830s. Known as Woodford Academy since 1907, when it became a private school for boys. Possibly an RAHS excursion. From negative in Mitchell Library Frank Walker Collection ON 150, Item 1405. |
Provenance | Presented to RAHS by Frank Walker |
Collection | Frank Walker glass lantern slide collection |
OnlineExhibitions | The Frank Walker Crossings Collection |
Region | Greater Blue Mountains |
LGA | Blue Mountains |
CatNumber | U1686 |
Type | 1 |
