[Photography]

Public Library of South Australia. Index to H. Jones's Collection of Photographs of South Australian Old Colonists. (Most of whom attended the Banquet given by Mr Emanuel Solomon, December 28th, 1871)

Adelaide, Public Library of South Australia, [circa 1909?].

Octavo, 12 pages.

Pink wrappers lightly sunned on the spine; library stamp on verso of the front cover; an excellent copy.

'Henry Jones (1826-1911), professional photographer ... his best-known works [are] photographs of 500 pioneer couples who attended Solomon's 'Banquet to the Pioneers'. These were made up into two mosaics, one of the men and one of the women' (Kerr: The Dictionary of Australian Artists). The originals are on display at the State Library of South Australia.

Item #58191

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