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More imperfect gems from the Pictures Collection"><img src="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Wedding-lady2-120x120.jpg" alt="Broken glass 2: eclectic boogaloo. More imperfect gems from the Pictures Collection" class="Thumbnail thumbnail loop " width="120" height="120" /></a></div> <div class="post-content"> <h2> <a href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/arts/photography/broken-glass-2-eclectic-boogaloo-more-imperfect-gems-from-the-pictures-collection/" title="Permalink to Broken glass 2: eclectic boogaloo. More imperfect gems from the Pictures Collection" rel="bookmark">Broken glass 2: eclectic boogaloo. More imperfect gems from the Pictures Collection</a> </h2> <div class="recent-meta"> <p class="date">November 21, 2024</p> </div><div class="clear"></div> <div class="entry"> <p class="cat"><a href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/our-stories/ask-a-librarian/" rel="category tag">Ask a librarian</a>, <a href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/arts/photography/" rel="category tag">Photography</a>, <a href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/our-stories/collection-care/preservation/" rel="category tag">Preservation</a>:</p> <div style='display:none;' class='shareaholic-canvas' data-app='share_buttons' data-title='Broken glass 2: eclectic boogaloo. More imperfect gems from the Pictures Collection' data-link='https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/arts/photography/broken-glass-2-eclectic-boogaloo-more-imperfect-gems-from-the-pictures-collection/' data-summary='In 'Broken Glass (part 1)', we looked at how the Library captures glass plate negatives, and explored some interestingly damaged photographs from the Library’s collection. In this - part 2 - we look at how the Library houses the negatives and show some more examples of unexpected beauty.' data-app-id-name='category_above_content'></div><p>In ‘Broken Glass (part 1)’, we looked at how the Library captures glass plate negatives, and explored some interestingly damaged photographs from the Library’s collection. In this – part 2 – we look at how the Library houses the negatives and show some more examples of unexpected beauty.</p> <div style='display:none;' class='shareaholic-canvas' data-app='share_buttons' data-title='Broken glass 2: eclectic boogaloo. 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In this - part 2 - we look at how the Library houses the negatives and show some more examples of unexpected beauty.' data-app-id-name='category_below_content'></div> </div> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </div> <div class="post-75244 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-ask-a-librarian category-photography tag-glass-plate-negatives tag-photographers tag-photography"> <div class="post-thumb"><a href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/arts/photography/broken-glass-accidental-beauty-in-the-librarys-photographic-collection/" title="Broken glass: accidental beauty in the Library’s photographic collection"><img src="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/cr004229detail-120x120.jpg" alt="Broken glass: accidental beauty in the Library’s photographic collection" class="Thumbnail thumbnail loop " width="120" height="120" /></a></div> <div class="post-content"> <h2> <a href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/arts/photography/broken-glass-accidental-beauty-in-the-librarys-photographic-collection/" title="Permalink to Broken glass: accidental beauty in the Library’s photographic collection" rel="bookmark">Broken glass: accidental beauty in the Library’s photographic collection</a> </h2> <div class="recent-meta"> <p class="date">November 7, 2024</p> </div><div class="clear"></div> <div class="entry"> <p class="cat"><a href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/our-stories/ask-a-librarian/" rel="category tag">Ask a librarian</a>, <a href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/arts/photography/" rel="category tag">Photography</a>:</p> <div style='display:none;' class='shareaholic-canvas' data-app='share_buttons' data-title='Broken glass: accidental beauty in the Library's photographic collection' data-link='https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/arts/photography/broken-glass-accidental-beauty-in-the-librarys-photographic-collection/' data-summary='We are always looking for that perfect image of the past. While often seen as a detriment, broken glass and chemical emulsion damage on early photographic glass plate negatives can have their own particular beauty. Explore a selection of interestingly damaged photographs from the Library's collection.' data-app-id-name='category_above_content'></div><p>We are always looking for that perfect image of the past. While often seen as a detriment, broken glass and chemical emulsion damage on early photographic glass plate negatives can have their own particular beauty. Explore a selection of interestingly damaged photographs from the Library’s collection.</p> <div style='display:none;' class='shareaholic-canvas' data-app='share_buttons' data-title='Broken glass: accidental beauty in the Library's photographic collection' data-link='https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/arts/photography/broken-glass-accidental-beauty-in-the-librarys-photographic-collection/' data-summary='We are always looking for that perfect image of the past. While often seen as a detriment, broken glass and chemical emulsion damage on early photographic glass plate negatives can have their own particular beauty. 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rel="category tag">Cities & towns</a>, <a href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/arts/photography/" rel="category tag">Photography</a>, <a href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/our-stories/ask-a-librarian/reference-desk/" rel="category tag">Reference desk</a>:</p> <div style='display:none;' class='shareaholic-canvas' data-app='share_buttons' data-title='Paris is always a good idea' data-link='https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/arts/photography/paris-is-always-a-good-idea/' data-summary='Read about the time Paris lost itself in Melbourne. Good thing we found it and gave it back to the world! Here's the fascinating story of a collection that everyone believed to be lost.' data-app-id-name='category_above_content'></div><p>Read about the time Paris lost itself in Melbourne. Good thing we found it and gave it back to the world! Here’s the fascinating story of a collection that everyone believed to be lost. </p> <div style='display:none;' class='shareaholic-canvas' data-app='share_buttons' data-title='Paris is always a good idea' data-link='https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/arts/photography/paris-is-always-a-good-idea/' data-summary='Read about the time Paris lost itself in Melbourne. Good thing we found it and gave it back to the world! 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Join us as we take a look at some of the lesser-known clowns in the State Library's photo collection.' data-app-id-name='category_above_content'></div><p>Happy or sad, straight-faced or bumbling, creepy or cute, there many different kinds of clown. Join us as we take a look at some of the lesser-known clowns in the State Library’s photo collection.</p> <div style='display:none;' class='shareaholic-canvas' data-app='share_buttons' data-title='Send in the clowns' data-link='https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/arts/performing-arts/send-in-the-clowns/' data-summary='Happy or sad, straight-faced or bumbling, creepy or cute, there many different kinds of clown. Join us as we take a look at some of the lesser-known clowns in the State Library's photo collection.' data-app-id-name='category_below_content'></div> </div> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </div> <div class="post-56879 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-collection-spotlights category-photography tag-photography"> <div class="post-thumb"><a href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/arts/photography/journey-through-the-collection-georgia-metaxas/" title="Journey through the collection: Georgia Metaxas"><img src="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/FL18771910-1-120x120.jpg" alt="Journey through the collection: Georgia Metaxas" class="Thumbnail thumbnail loop " width="120" height="120" /></a></div> <div class="post-content"> <h2> <a href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/arts/photography/journey-through-the-collection-georgia-metaxas/" title="Permalink to Journey through the collection: Georgia Metaxas" rel="bookmark">Journey through the collection: Georgia Metaxas</a> </h2> <div class="recent-meta"> <p class="date">May 24, 2022</p> </div><div class="clear"></div> <div class="entry"> <p class="cat"><a href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/our-stories/ask-a-librarian/collection-spotlights/" rel="category tag">Collection spotlights</a>, <a href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/arts/photography/" rel="category tag">Photography</a>:</p> <div style='display:none;' class='shareaholic-canvas' data-app='share_buttons' data-title='Journey through the collection: Georgia Metaxas' data-link='https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/arts/photography/journey-through-the-collection-georgia-metaxas/' data-summary='Journey through the evocative early works of Greek-Australian photographer Georgia Metaxas, and be drawn into the world of community and performance.' data-app-id-name='category_above_content'></div><p>Journey through the evocative early works of Greek-Australian photographer Georgia Metaxas, and be drawn into the world of community and performance.</p> <div style='display:none;' class='shareaholic-canvas' data-app='share_buttons' data-title='Journey through the collection: Georgia Metaxas' data-link='https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/arts/photography/journey-through-the-collection-georgia-metaxas/' data-summary='Journey through the evocative early works of Greek-Australian photographer Georgia Metaxas, and be drawn into the world of community and performance.' data-app-id-name='category_below_content'></div> </div> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </div> <div class="post-50180 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-collection-spotlights category-photography category-visual-arts tag-fashion-photography tag-henry-talbot tag-photography"> <div class="post-thumb"><a href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/arts/photography/swinging-60s-melbourne-through-the-lens-of-henry-talbot/" title="Journey through the collection: swinging ‘60s Melbourne through the lens of Henry Talbot"><img src="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Margaret-Tabberer-in-studio-120x120.png" alt="Journey through the collection: swinging ‘60s Melbourne through the lens of Henry Talbot" class="Thumbnail thumbnail loop " width="120" height="120" /></a></div> <div class="post-content"> <h2> <a href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/arts/photography/swinging-60s-melbourne-through-the-lens-of-henry-talbot/" title="Permalink to Journey through the collection: swinging ‘60s Melbourne through the lens of Henry Talbot" rel="bookmark">Journey through the collection: swinging ‘60s Melbourne through the lens of Henry Talbot</a> </h2> <div class="recent-meta"> <p class="date">September 10, 2021</p> </div><div class="clear"></div> <div class="entry"> <p class="cat"><a href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/our-stories/ask-a-librarian/collection-spotlights/" rel="category tag">Collection spotlights</a>, <a href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/arts/photography/" rel="category tag">Photography</a>, <a href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/arts/visual-arts/" rel="category tag">Visual arts</a>:</p> <div style='display:none;' class='shareaholic-canvas' data-app='share_buttons' data-title='Journey through the collection: swinging ‘60s Melbourne through the lens of Henry Talbot' data-link='https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/arts/photography/swinging-60s-melbourne-through-the-lens-of-henry-talbot/' data-summary='Muse over the iconic, mid-century photographs of Henry Talbot. Featuring the fashion and advertising world of 1950s and 60s Melbourne.' data-app-id-name='category_above_content'></div><p>Muse over the iconic, mid-century photographs of Henry Talbot. Featuring the fashion and advertising world of 1950s and 60s Melbourne.</p> <div style='display:none;' class='shareaholic-canvas' data-app='share_buttons' data-title='Journey through the collection: swinging ‘60s Melbourne through the lens of Henry Talbot' data-link='https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/arts/photography/swinging-60s-melbourne-through-the-lens-of-henry-talbot/' data-summary='Muse over the iconic, mid-century photographs of Henry Talbot. Featuring the fashion and advertising world of 1950s and 60s Melbourne.' data-app-id-name='category_below_content'></div> </div> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </div> <div class="post-42674 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-buildings-streets category-photography category-such-was-life tag-digitisation tag-photography tag-trains tag-trams"> <div class="post-thumb"><a href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/arts/photography/the-smith-trams-and-trains-collection/" title="The Smith Trams and Trains Collection"><img src="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Picture-8-120x120.jpg" alt="The Smith Trams and Trains Collection" class="Thumbnail thumbnail loop " width="120" height="120" /></a></div> <div class="post-content"> <h2> <a href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/arts/photography/the-smith-trams-and-trains-collection/" title="Permalink to The Smith Trams and Trains Collection" rel="bookmark">The Smith Trams and Trains 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the 1960s.</p> <div style='display:none;' class='shareaholic-canvas' data-app='share_buttons' data-title='The Smith Trams and Trains Collection' data-link='https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/arts/photography/the-smith-trams-and-trains-collection/' data-summary='The Library has recently digitised hundreds of images of Victorian trams and trains captured by a visiting enthusiast in the 1960s.' data-app-id-name='category_below_content'></div> </div> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </div> <div class="post-38379 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-our-stories category-painting category-photography tag-art-history tag-painting tag-photography"> <div class="post-thumb"><a href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/arts/painting/extract-from-true-portraiture-david-roberts-the-holy-land-and-francis-friths-photographic-prints-of-egyptian-antiquities/" title="Extract from ‘True portraiture: David Roberts’ The Holy Land and Francis Frith’s Photographic prints of Egyptian antiquities’"><img src="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Francis-Frith-120x120.jpg" alt="Francis Frith in exotic Middle Eastern dress" class="Thumbnail thumbnail loop " width="120" height="120" /></a></div> <div class="post-content"> <h2> <a href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/arts/painting/extract-from-true-portraiture-david-roberts-the-holy-land-and-francis-friths-photographic-prints-of-egyptian-antiquities/" title="Permalink to Extract from ‘True portraiture: David Roberts’ The Holy Land and Francis Frith’s Photographic prints of Egyptian antiquities’" rel="bookmark">Extract from ‘True portraiture: David Roberts’ The Holy Land and Francis Frith’s Photographic prints of Egyptian antiquities’</a> </h2> <div class="recent-meta"> <p class="date">June 27, 2019</p> </div><div class="clear"></div> <div class="entry"> <p class="cat"><a href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/our-stories/" rel="category tag">Our stories</a>, <a href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/arts/painting/" rel="category tag">Painting</a>, <a href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/arts/photography/" rel="category tag">Photography</a>:</p> <div style='display:none;' class='shareaholic-canvas' data-app='share_buttons' data-title='Extract from 'True portraiture: David Roberts' The Holy Land and Francis Frith's Photographic prints of Egyptian antiquities'' data-link='https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/arts/painting/extract-from-true-portraiture-david-roberts-the-holy-land-and-francis-friths-photographic-prints-of-egyptian-antiquities/' data-summary='Europe went crazy for all things Egyptian in the early 19th century, which helps explain why the Library's collection includes rare works by two famous Egyptologists: painter David Roberts and photographer Francis Frith.' data-app-id-name='category_above_content'></div><p>Europe went crazy for all things Egyptian in the early 19th century, which helps explain why the Library’s collection includes rare works 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