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A selection of photographs by Ruth Hollick
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| Portrait of Ruth Hollick; possibly taken by Dorothy Izard. |
These photographs cover a range of subjects including personal, to casual portraits of people/ friends and travel photographs.
Most
of the images were downloaded from the State Library of Victoria web site - and digitally cleaned up.
For the selection of the more formal portraits - click here
The files in the Strate Library have limited captions: it seems that Ruth Hollick did not record much detail with her negatives.
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| Christian Science Church ,St Kilda Road, Melbourne c.1918 |
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| Mr Harry Baillieu |
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| Miss M Clapp (residential photograph) |
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| Mrs Lionel Grimwade (Residential Photograph) |
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| Flower - lantern slide |
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| Residents of Miss Madden, Travancore (suburb of Melbourne) |
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| Residents of Miss Madden, Travancore (suburb of Melbourne) |
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| Path at resident of Mr Harry Baillieu |
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Collection: National Gallery of Victoria (Melbourne)
Flamingos |
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| Street procession possibly the funeral procession of Dame Nellie Melba,who died February 1931 |
Melbourne circa 1950
Sometime around 1949/ 1950, Ruth Hollick made a series of photographs of Melbourne buildings and infrastructure. The ones below are reproduced from the collection on the State Library of Victoria site.
The style was very much as if she had been commissioned for an official government promotional campaign and/or book. According to other sources, Ruth Hollick travelled to the UK in 1950 and gave up commercial photography around the same time. Was this photography of Melbourne a last job? and were they published in a booklet or book - possibly without credit being given?
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| Exhibition building, Melbourne |
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| National Herbarium, Royal Botanic Gardens, Melbourne |
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| Royal Melbourne Hospital |
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| Royal Melbourne Hospital |
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| Russell Street Police Station, Melbourne |
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| St Paul's Cathedral, corner Swanston and Fliders Street, Melbourne |
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| St James' Old Cathedral, 419 Kings Street Melbourne |
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| The General Post Office Melbourne, looking from the corner of Bourke and Elizabeth Streets |
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| Elizabeth Street Melbourne, looking south from Lonsdale Street |
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| Collins Street Melbourne, looking west from Russell Street |
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| Collins Street Melbourne, looking east from Market Street |
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| Bourke Street Melbourne, looking east from Queen Street |
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| On the Yarra River Melbourne looking west towards Princes Bridge |
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| On the banks of the Yarra River (Melbourne) looking west |
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| On the banks of the Yarra River (Melbourne) |
Landscapes
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Collection: National Gallery of Victoria (Melbourne)
Dowell Blacksmith |
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| Landscape, possibly western Victoria |
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| Murray Red Gums on the Murray River at Mildura |
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| Stone bridge (location not yet identified) |
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Stone wall and stables at Cruden Farm, Langwarrin.
In 1928 Cruden Farm was established as a gift to Elizabeth Murdoch, the bride to Keith Murdoch. |
Photographs of people - including portraits staged
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| Mr.W.N.Cain (Quentin) |
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| Mrs. Dr. Chas Dennis |
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| Mother, child and wisteria |
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| Lady Keith Murdoch, 3 children and dog, Cruden Farm, Langwarrin (south east of Melbourne) |
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| Pamela Armstrong at Coombe Cottage,Coldstream (Melbourne) |
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| Woman at work - on tapestry |
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Robertson and Moffat
Established in 1852, Robertson & Moffat was a prominent drapers, house furnishers, and art gallery operator located on Bourke Street, Melbourne.
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| 1910. Three women and three children standing in front of a two storey wooden house with three dormer windows. |
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| Boy and girl looking at box in girl's hand |
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| Mr Harry L Baillieu - child of? |
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| Children sitting beneath tree |
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| Dancers ion Hawaiian dress |
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| Women posed in tableau, 'Spring' |
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Collection National Gallery of Australia
Eurythmics pose |
Personal Photos
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| 1913: Miss D.S. Izard |
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| Unkown: Is this another photo of the younger Miss D.S. Izard (see previous photo) |
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| Woman sitting on wooden stool in garden1920s |
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| Camping scene. Speculation is that this is circa 1920s - given the women look young and the age of the car. |
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A camping scene; possibly closer to 1930s as the car is maybe a 1926 Fiat 502 -
and the women are dressed as older women compared to the previous photo (above) |
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| Woman, dog and car. Most likely Dorothy Izard. |
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| Scene with a car - the woman with dog could be Dorothy Izard. |
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| Scene House and cars |
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| People and cars possibly late 1920s. Most likely Ruth Hollick on one of her many driving tours into the country. |
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| Taking tea. |
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| Friends in walking clothes. |
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| Artist at work; possibly Dora Wilson. |
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Couple gathering and preparing fire wood; speculation is that they are Ruth Hollick's grandparents.
One source has her granfather as Thomas Cornellius Cole.
This photograph is one of several taken of this couple in their backyard. |
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Woman with flowers with friends: is that Dorothy Izard far right and Ruth Hollick second left?
This photograph is one of a series of this woman in the centre - with different people around her possibly as she is leaving for a plane journey. |
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Collection National Gallery of Australia
Invitation to a party - in honour of the approaching marriage of Lucy Washington
Some dancing |
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| Having a cup of tea in honour of the approaching marriage of Lucy Washington |
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Collection National Gallery of Australia
Invitation to a party to welcome back Pegge Clarke and Dora Wilson.
there will be some dancing |
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