Latrobe Photographic Collection

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Boating Party - Photographer Peter C. Sims

The Latrobe Branch of the Trust holds a collection of over 1000 photographs relating to the history of the Latrobe area and covering the period from the first half of the 19th century to the present. Subject matter is immensely varied including street scenes, events and images of notable and ordinary persons. You can view Charles Kingsford Smith visiting in 1930, the demolition of the Railway Station in 1982 and the Axemen Competition of 1891.

Following the donation of a large number of photographs in 1981 the Branch has continued to collect images. In order to preserve the collection all images have been digitally scanned. The vast majority are available for viewing here on these pages, however these versions are smaller and only of a lesser resolution and quality.

During November 2009 a second batch of photographs became available. For the convenience of those who have already viewed the original collection these new images are grouped together on pages 21-27.

The pages containing the images together with brief descriptions may be reached by clicking on the appropriate number below.

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An Excel spreadsheet listing the photos on these pages together with additional details including some dates is available for download here . (Please note that this is a portion of the Curators' working database and as such contains many unresolved references and notes.)

The public may obtain professional prints of the original high resolution images for non-commercial purposes via the pages listed above. (The Trust charges for this service).

Note that in a small number of cases purchase facilities are not provided on-site and enquiries should be made with the Trust to see if a print of the image can be made available.

To enquire about prints for commercial uses contact the Trust

A catalogue CD containing 800x600 resolution images of the photographs together with searchable notes can be purchased here

A supplementary catalogue CD contining a second batch of images which were added during November 2009 can be purchased here

Collie dog 'Pronto' with Nurse Blyth - c1924

The Latrobe Branch continues to welcome donations of photographs and memorabilia relating to the Latrobe district. Any further information about the images in the collection is also very welcome. The Latrobe Branch's contact details are here

All images on this site are protected by the following licence:

Some documents available on this site are provided in Adobe Acrobat PDF format. You will need the free Acrobat Reader to view these files.