AUSTRALIAN PHOTOGRAPHY WEST AUSTRALIANA
This beautifully illustrated book is the history of pre-Gold Rush Perth through the eyes of pioneer lawyer and photographer Alfred Hawes Stone. Court and Camera is a unique glimpse of Perth just three decades after its foundation. Its unparalleled images show the emergence of landmark buildings alongside ordinary dwellings and scenes from everyday life.
FIRST EDITION. OUT OF PRINT AND NOW SCARCE.
- 271 pages : illustrations, facsimiles, maps, portraits, plans ; 27 cm.
- Includes bibliographical references and index. #011224
- Stone, Alfred Hawes, 1801-1873
- Lawyers — Western Australia — Perth — Biography
- Photographers — Western Australia — Perth — Biography
- Perth (W.A.) — Social life and customs — 19th century
Preface
Setting out
Setting up
Settling down
Life at Alpha Cottage
The convicts are coming
Legal niceties
Friends & foes
Catholic controversy
Window into the past
Towers & spires
Flemish bond
Speaking of families
Gracious living
Bricks, banks & jetties
After Alfred.
Setting out
Setting up
Settling down
Life at Alpha Cottage
The convicts are coming
Legal niceties
Friends & foes
Catholic controversy
Window into the past
Towers & spires
Flemish bond
Speaking of families
Gracious living
Bricks, banks & jetties
After Alfred.