Tag Archives: Tom Lennon

Super Crab Man?

Posted on September 17, 2012 by Lynne McNairn

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Glass negative, quarter plate, man in a rough-fashioned cape holding crustacean and stick, Tom
Lennon, Sydney, Australia, 1932-1947

This intriguing photograph is from the Tom Lennon Photographic Archive Collection. It shows a man holding a large mud crab in one hand. In his… More

Palmer’s Mystery Hike No. 4

Posted on September 12, 2012 by Paula Bray

This photograph was taken by Tom Lennon in 1932. This is Palmer’s mystery hike no.4 which was held at Stanwell Park on the 7th August.… More

Can you guess the names of the two men shaking hands?

Posted on August 6, 2012 by Paula Bray

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Glass negative, quarter plate, four men greeting each other in street outside Mark Foys piazza
building, Tom Lennon, Sydney, Austra...

Recently I have been undertaking some cataloguing of our Tom Lennon photographic archive and during the course of that work I came across two photographs… More

Who are these band members?

Posted on June 23, 2012 by Paula Bray

94/63/132/12 Glass negative, quarter plate, group [farewelling Eric Sheldon
and band on wharf?], Thomas Lennon, Sydney, Australia, 1934

Eric...

This photograph from the Tom Lennon archive shows Eric Sheldon, drummer, dance band leader and editor of the music industry magazine The Australian Music Maker… More

A boy and his dog

Posted on June 2, 2012 by Paula Bray

The dog that is the “horse” to this young cowboy seems incredibly tolerant. His rider holds onto his collar, while the dog seems to wait… More

Strongman Don Athaldo, 1936

Posted on July 31, 2011 by Paula Bray

This quarter plate glass negative paints a portrait of Australian strongman and physical fitness advocate Walter Joseph Lyons (189401965), who went by the rugged name… More

Gallipoli Legion of Anzacs Annual Dinner of 1939

Posted on June 5, 2011 by Paula Bray

This half plate glass negative shows the Gallipoli Legion of Anzacs Annual Dinner of 1939. The Gallipoli Legion of Anzacs (GLA) was formed in 1934,… More

Palmers mystery express

Posted on October 29, 2010 by Paula Bray

This reproduction from a glass plate negative comes from the Tom Lennon photographic collection. Our collection record states: This negative was stored in a box… More

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