swaggie
6 photos tagged swaggie, from 4 members of Flickr Commons.
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Tags that often appear on the same photos:
- swag
- billy
- swagman
- hat
- powerhousemuseum
- xmlns:dc=httppurlorgdcelements11
- man
- pipe
- swagmen
- smoking
- sundowner
- road
- men
- walking
- bush
- country
- bowlerhat
- dc:identifier=httpwwwpowerhousemuseumcomcollectiondatabaseirn28324
- swaggies
- onthewallaby
- thewallabytrack
- charleshkerry
- dc:identifier=httpwwwpowerhousemuseumcomcollectiondatabaseirn32162
- arestontheroad
Members using this tag
- Powerhouse Museum
- State Library of Queensland
- State Library of New South Wales
- Museums of History NSW - State Archives Collection
Photos
Photos tagged swaggie:
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Recent uploads
The last upload was October 2023.
Illustrated front cover from The Queenslander May 16, 1935 from State Library of Queensland uploaded October 2023
Nellie Kolle as a Swaggie, before 1924 / photographer unknown from State Library of New South Wales uploaded March 2010
A modern shearer from Powerhouse Museum uploaded June 2009
A Swagman from Museums of History NSW - State Archives Collection uploaded July 2008
A rest on the road from Powerhouse Museum uploaded March 2008
On the wallaby track from Powerhouse Museum uploaded March 2008
Conversations
Here’s a selection of the conversations happening on these photos:
A modern shearer
from Powerhouse Museum
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- spelio said:
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- GILVANDRO GURGEL "Vera re te" > AUSENTE said:
A Swagman
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BobMeade said:
That's a great photo. Seems like there has been a bit of retouching to the swag, billy and trouser legs to make them more defined, but I'd be interested in an expert opinion. Good to compare with "On the wallaby track" from the Tyrrell Collection here: www.flickr.com/photos/powerhouse_museum/2363534490/ ADDED: Oh, I see now through at the persistent URL, that these were glass slides for display at an exhibition, so it is understandable that some features were retouched to give more definition on the big screen. Maybe some of the trees in the background have been blurred in processing too.
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williewonker said:
Very impressive portrait.
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BobMeade said:
Compare him to this photgraph of Ninely and Nine: www.flickr.com/photos/nationalmediamuseum/3084038737/
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pellethepoet said:
BobMeade - the whole photo has been touched up extensively, but the eyes most strikingly of all. In the original only the whites of his eyes are visible and it gives the image a powerful aspect. The State Library have the original, but only digitised in low definition. A sharper version can be seen reproduced on p. 78 of Gaslight Sydney by Louise Johnson (Sydney: George Allen & Unwin, 1984). The State Library further define the location as Walbundry Station.
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BobMeade said:
Thank you pellethepoet.
A rest on the road
from Powerhouse Museum
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Jeffrey Oates said:
another that captures the Tom Roberts art style,
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Craig Heath said:
I'm struck by the narrow depth of field in this image, and it seems the photographer must have tilted the lens to get both the eyes and the front foot in focus. Is it known what (type of) camera was used? Was the use of lens tilt common then?
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Ian Sanderson said:
strobie42 I suspect a posed shot in front of a backdrop.
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Shoky Bsbs said:
wonderful amazing portrait
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cqgloomsunday said:
Great work