1885

This is mislabelled, Ernest Brown was born in 1877 which would make him 8 years old when this was taken. Brown moved to Edmonton from Newcastle in 1904.

Thanks Richard, did you mean to add this somewhere else?

No, at the bottom of the photo it says copyright Ernest Brown (the notable Edmonton photographer). So this photo could not be from 1885.

Thanks, we'll have our Archivist check it out!

Actually, Brown himself inscribed his copyright onto this negative. But the date of the subject matter is correct. It's just that Brown asserted his rights to the picture as the holder of the negative, even though he didn't take it. Brown purchased the original negative collections of many prairie photographers, including pictures taken by Charles Wesley Mathers and the Calgary outfit Boorne and May; his images go back to the 1870s. This picture was one of Brown's favorites. The original negative is at the Provincial Archives of Alberta.

See 2009 comparison photograph here: See comparison photograph here: www.flickr.com/photos/powerhouse_museum/2362674113 The sandstone building on the right hand side was the Gardener's Lodge of the University of Sydney. It now sits in Victoria Park, Chippendale. This park is adjacent to the University. The Gardener's Lodge was built in 1885. The architect was Edmund Blacket, who also designed the main building of the University. The Gardener's Lodge was classified by the National Trust in 1976. Externally it is in very good condition, however internally it is quite dilapadated. Blacket's mark is all over Sydney of the 1800's, much surviving today. For more on Blacket: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmund_Blacket#University_of_Sydney www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A030165b.htm

I am pretty sure this photo wasnt taken in Broadway. The university building does not face that way. The current driveway is curved. This driveway looks like it runs off City Road.

[October 2011] The Gardner's Lodge is to get a new lease of life - www.sydneymedia.com.au/html/4747-gardeners-lodge-to-get-a...

Yes, this photo is taken from City Road. Note the tram tracks in the foreground, the gravel ballast indicating that the trams had their own "right-of-way", free of obstruction from other road vehicles. The boards at lower right cover the mechanism for the tram "crossover".

1kevin2 That's interesting about the tram tracks. Do you know when this line was electrified? Wires and poles are not evident here, so it must have been still a steam tramway.

Mrs. Langtry was a beautiful young woman.

...with "romantic" connections to Bournemouth...

Beautiful!

what a terrific old shot: she was indeed beautiful.

Wonderful - and look at that tiny, tiny waist...