Voices from the Past | Piecing together the lost stories of Maitland's photographers and their mysterious sitters

Start
2 Sep 2023
End
9 Sep 2023
Schedule
8 sessions
#1.
2 Sep 2023, 09:00 14:00 (AEST)
#2.
3 Sep 2023, 09:00 14:00 (AEST)
#3.
4 Sep 2023, 09:00 14:00 (AEST)
#4.
5 Sep 2023, 09:00 14:00 (AEST)
#5.
6 Sep 2023, 09:00 14:00 (AEST)
#6.
7 Sep 2023, 09:00 14:00 (AEST)
#7.
8 Sep 2023, 09:00 14:00 (AEST)
#8.
9 Sep 2023, 09:00 14:00 (AEST)
Location
Maitland Library 480 High Street Maitland, NSW 2320

In person exhibition

Who are they and what is their story?

As part of this year's History Week, Maitland Library presents a unique collection of mid to late 19th-century carte-de-visite photographs that will inspire a reimagining of the unknown histories of the mysterious sitters and the photographers behind the cameras.

Event Cost: Free

Event Organiser: Maitland Library, Maitland City Council

Website: https://www.maitlandlibrary.com.au/whats-on/talks

Event Contact: Magella Kerr, opened.minds@maitland.nsw.gov.au

Image credits: M. Moss, Portrait of a women holding basket of flowers, late 19th Century, 10 x 6cm, carte-de-visite, Maitland Library Community Heritage Collection; M. Moss, Portrait of man standing, late 19th Century, 10 x 6cm, carte-de-visite, Maitland Library Community Heritage Collection. Supplied.

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Macquarie University (Faculty of Arts)

National Archives of Australia

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Reserve Bank of Australia

State Library of New South Wales

Sydney Living Museums

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University of Newcastle (School of Humanities & Social Sciences)

University of New South Wales

University of Technology Sydney (Australian Centre for Public History)

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History Council of NSW

PO Box R1737

Royal Exchange NSW 1225

Phone: 0418 811 522

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