ACT Heritage Library Manuscript Collections
HMSS 0488 Planting Streetscapes Photographs
| Call Number | HMSS 0488 |
|---|---|
| Collection | Planting Streetscapes Photographs |
| Date Range | 1948-1949 |
| Quantity | 0.02m (1 wallet) |
| Access Conditions | open |
| Copying Conditions | with attribution |
| Related Collections | HMSS 0330 Lyndsay Prior’s Thesis |
Collection of black and white photographs showing the process of street planting in Canberra suburbs and parks during the late 1940’s. Includes street plantings in the South Canberra suburbs of Kingston, Manuka, Griffith, Narrabundah and Forrest (including Telopea Park) as well as North Canberra suburbs of O’Connor, Acton and Reid. Also includes plantings along Northbourne Avenue. The plantings occurred under the supervision of Lyndsay Prior who was the Director of Parks and Gardens in the ACT from 1944 to 1958.
The photographs are labelled using an unidentified alphanumeric classification scheme believed to relate to some sort of filing system or catalogue.
The source of the photographs is unknown.
Box List
ITEM | DESCRIPTION | DATE RANGE |
|---|---|---|
1 | 1Q.36 Barakat’s corner, Kingston (1 photograph) | 1948 |
2 | 1Q.37 Plantanus orientalis, “The Lawns”, Manuka (1 photograph) | 1948 |
3 | 2.H 16 – 2.H21 New planting, O’Connor (6 photographs) | 1949 |
4 | 2.J 30 – 2.J33 Drill Hall, before planting (4 photographs) | 1949 |
5 | 1Y.10 – 1Y14 Removing old planting, Northbourne Av. (5 photographs) | 1949 |
6 | 2.B 3 – 2.B 4 Captain Cook Crescent, planting (2 photographs) | 1949 |
7 | 2.H 37 – 2.H38 Fraxinus oxycarpa transplanted at Kingston (2 photographs) | 1949 |
8 | 2G.23 – 2G.28 Transplanting Hollies and planting Fraxinus oxycarpa, Kingston (6 photographs) | 1949 |
9 | 2G.29 – 2G.34 Transplanting Hollies and planting Fraxinus oxycarpa, Kingston (6 photographs) | 1949 |
10 | 1P.27 – 1P.30 Construction of turf wicket at Reid Oval (4 photographs) | n.d. |
11 | 1Q.25 Ulmus procera & windswept Pinus halepensis, central park (1 photograph) | 1948 |
12 | 2.J 18 – 2.J 22 Central Park (4 photographs) | 1949 |
13 | 1Q.27 – 1Q.29 Preparations for transplanting Pyrus sorbus, Warburton St, Narrabundah (3 photographs) | 1948 |
14 | 1O.21 – 1O.25 Transplanting Pyrus sorbus to Warburton St, Griffith (5 photographs) | n.d. |
15 | 1Q.5 – 1Q.9 & 1Q.26 Preparation for transplating Pyrus sorbus from Government terraces to Warburton St (6 photographs) | n.d. |
16 | 1O.14 – 1O.15 Plane pruning, Arthur Circle (2 photographs) | n.d |
17 | 1O.18 Plane after pruning, Furneaux St (1 photograph) | n.d. |
18 | 2.D 5, 2.D 21 – 2.D 23 & 2.D 37 Transplanting Viburnum tinus from Kingston to Telopea Park (5 photographs) | n.d. |
19 | Unidentified photographs of plantings (2 items) | n.d. |
20 | Aerial photograph showing Canberra suburbs and streets taken by the Department of the Interior | n.d. |
21 | Photographs showing plantings and streetscapes (4 photographs) | n.d. |
22 | Photographs of Lindsay Pryor | n.d. |