Old Albany: Photographs 1850-1950 by John Dowson

Book Description

Secondhand. Very good condition. Minor wear to book corners and edges. A few pages have small marks from frequent viewing. Dust jacket is in good condition with some major creasing to front cover. Dust jacket edges are in very good condition. Signed by author.

Old Albany covers the first hundred years of the camera in Albany.

Over 250 early original photographs scanned and printed in full colour show Albany from the days of the first photographs there 150 years ago until 1950.

Almost 40,000 words of text, including an essay from Tim Watson, make this a serious reference work and a visual pleasure. From first encounters with Aborigines to the tough days of lonely settlement, mailboats, a stream of interesting visitors, the impact of war, and recreation, Albany has a vivid story to tell. (book flap)