Parramatta: A Town Caught in Time, 1870 by Shylie Brown and Ken Brown

Book Description

Secondhand. Good condition. Minor wear to book corners and edges. Sunning on page outers. Some marks on title and contents pages. Mark on inside back cover. Previous owner has signed inside. Dust jacket is in fair condition with moisture stains at top and tail. Significant creasing at top. Tear to spine top. Please see images for more information.

Following the death of James Keith Stirling Houison in 1968, his collection of glass lantern slides were passed to the Society of Australian Genealogists. While attempting to identify some of the images, Shylie Brown recognised many Parramatta buildings.

The photographs had been taken by Henry Beaufoy Merlin in 1870. Merlin captures life in a colonial town including buildings, street scenes and people.