William Hillman Shockley glass plate negatives, 1901-1902
Description
Description20 glass plate negatives housed in two boxes. 16 images of Western Australia early in the history of the WA gold rush, principally of Western Australian mining sites, housed in the original brown glossy papered slipcase, one bearing the original label by A. Lumiere, Paris. 4 images of Shockley , his family and home in the original numbered slide box manufactured by by A. Lumiere & Ses Fils, Lyon, "Plaques au Gelatino-Bromure d'Argent."