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Hm. I see a coat but no man in this picture. Mysterious...

yes - no man, but a thin horse

Out of curiosity, what sort of damage would have caused the loss of the corners on the glass negative?

Actually, the corners are covered with black paper, not broken. At the time when they were making prints from the glass, the photographer glued black paper around the sides of the negative in order to crop the image. For the most part, we were successful in removing the paper, but in some cases, the glue was too strong, and we left the paper on in order to avoid damaging the emulsion.

Thanks! That makes perfect sense.

It appears to be an Illinois Central coal-burning 0-6-0 switcher perhaps on a transfer run. Locomotive has an acetylene headlight as well as an acetylene backup headlight on the tender. The second through fourth cars behind the locomotive tender are outside-braced. KK

he Half Dozen Group of Artists, originally comprised six members of the Royal Queensland Art Society who broke away and formed their own group in 1940. The main advocate for the move seems to have been Lilian Pedersen. The other five members were Mona Elliott (the first chairperson), Frank Sherrin, Rosalie Wilson, Leonard Shillam and Ann Ross. Their first exhibition was held in the Randall Room at the Brisbane City Hall in 1941. Although it has retained its traditional name of 'Half Dozen', it has for many years maintained between one and two hundred members. Through the nineteen-forties, fifties and sixties this nucleus of six artists was joined by a "younger generation" of aspiring artists, including Lloyd Rees, Margaret Olley, L. J. Harvey, Margaret Preston, Kenneth McQueen, Jon Molvig, Melville Haysom, William Robinson, Donald Friend, Vida Lahey, Daphne Mayo, Roy Churcher, Mervyn Moriarty, and John Rigby. These artists were later to become some of the most recognised Queensland artists of our time. Membership was initially restricted to a maximum of thirty-five. Artists wishing to join were accepted upon invitation and were expected to present a folio of work for adjudication. TODAY, the criteria for membership centers on an applicant's genuine desire to develop skill and understanding, and if possible, to participate in self-development through the weekly and other workshops provided. The applicant needs the nominations of two financial members and to be accepted by the Management Committee, although this may change at different times. The Group, with former Vice-Regal Patronage (since its inception), now has a membership of well over 100 artists and is continuing to grow. Source: www.hdg-artists.com/a-brief-history.html