This page created 24 Jul 1998 Last updated 30 May 2008
  Last  photo added 30 May 2008       

This is one of those projects which seemed like a good idea at the time.  I started Photo Rescue! in a fit of madness upon seeing a postcard in an antique shop of two little boys in cadet uniform (See 93/1 later).  It seemed a shame to leave them there when somewhere out there might be some descendants who would give their eye-teeth for such a photograph.

I already had a small collection of unrelated photos from when I was preparing my book Dating Family Photos.   Several photos found loving homes after people recognized them in the book when it was published.  This encouraged me to think that perhaps I could find homes for other photos languishing in second hand shops and antique shops, so I collected a few more.  After I started the project I was given a few more photos.

I intended to recover the cost of the purchases and the photocopying, postage and packing involved with distributing the index and photos, but I occasionally found some resistance to the notion of paying for the photos, and the difficulty and expense of getting the information broadcast widely enough proved too onerous. The project went into a decline.

Now, on the World Wide Web, it is an idea whose time has come!  I can distribute the information more easily, and reach a lot more people.  However, there are still costs involved, (recovery of cost price and outward postage and packaging of photos), and I expect to be reimbursed for the cost of the purchase of the photo and postage.

1    The index for the photos follows this explanation, and the detailed descriptions of the photos are after that in numeric order.
2    If you think you recognise a possible relation you can email me lenore.frost@optusnet.com.au   for further details, and I will let you know whether there are other associated photos, and the fee for the photo.
3    PLEASE DON'T email me to ask me if I have a copy of Fred Bloggs your ancestor - if he isn't on the list on this page, I haven't got him.
4    PLEASE DON'T ask me to keep a lookout for a photo of Fred Bloggs, as I won't be keeping a list of "Wants", nor is it likely that I would stumble upon the photo of any particular individual - or place, for that matter.
5    PLEASE DON'T send me stray photos you have which have no identifying information on them. If you do have stray unidentified photos not belonging to your family, my best suggestion is to send them to the Historical or Family History society covering the area in which the photographer was based - if the photographer's studio was listed.
6    PLEASE DON'T ask to browse through the photos on the off-chance of finding a relative.  I don't have the time to give to non-specific enquiries.
7    I DON'T give advice about photo restoration, nor how to do it, nor where to go to get it done.

My apologies to anyone who wouldn't dream of doing anything in items 3 to 7, but I have had these enquiries in the past, and I haven't the time to deal with them.

All that being said, check out the index.  If you don't see anything there, do go and browse through the descriptions at the bottom of the page, as there are further clues contained therein.

Surname	First name(s)	Age	Period	Place/Studio	Comments	Ref No
	Annie	20	1900-1910	Victoria?	Man and woman	JB5
	Arthur and  Evan	14, 12	1911-1920	Australia	To Aunt Flo	1/93
	Billie (male)	20s	1920s?	Moonee Ponds, Vic	24 Addison St, Moonee Ponds	31/93
	Emma	20s	1887	Prahran, VIC	Carter Album	103/03
	Dick		c 1910	Glebe, NSW	card to Ethel Taylor	16/93
	Flo & little girl	35, 6	1940	Sydney, NSW	To Hilda	53/94
	Florence Hildegard	3 mths	1907	Kapundah, SA		2/93
	Gabriel	30s	1906	Ballarat, Vic	Woman	23/94
	Hilda				Recipient of a group of photos from Bridlington ,  Bradford, & Leeds ENG & Sydney	50-65/94
	Jim		1918	Campsie, Sydney, Melbourne	Features a farm called "Eckersleigh"	27/94  ALBUM
	Maggie, Ken	18, 12	1917	Sheffield, ENG	see Jim above	27/94
	Marjorie	25	c1950	Melbourne		JB4
	Ruby, Jim	20s	1915	Stawell	AIF officer, & girl	20/94
	Viva	3	1918		Tiny girl	22/94
	Walter	6 months	Nov 1928	Camberwell, Vic	Baby son of Annie	88/01
Surname	First name	Age	Period	Place/Studio	Comments	Ref No
Allen	Ronald James	2	1910-1920		Postcard	89/01
Archer		12	1915-1925	Yeoman & Co, Prahran	Boy Scout, Windsor Troop	122/07
Barbour	Beulah		1910	Mount Morgan, Qld	Merit Certificate	117/06
Batchelor	J	c 30	1923	Saroney, Melbourne	Lifesaving instructor	81/99
Brown	William			Burnside Tce [UK] Address on photo		27/94
Cannon	E		1880s		Bootmaker's shop	93/01
Carter	Emily, Miss		1880s-1880s	ALBUM		103/03
Coleman	Alan	18 mths	c1920	Salisbury, Rhodesia	White infant held by black man	27/94
Cox	Lillian M	born 1877		Bermondsey, UK	birthdate in Album	103/03
Cox	William	60	1890s?	Warrnambool Roll of Honour	Date 1857 on photo may relate to arrival in Warrnambool?	87/01
Davis	William J		1931	Geelong, Vic	Presentation Certificate	19/93 Framed certificate
Dobson	Edward	early 20s	circa 1901	Sydney, NSW	Man in suit	113/05
"Dudley House"			1921	Hepburn Springs, VIC	Group photo at guesthouse	6/94
"Eckersleigh"			1920	NSW?	Farm gate	27/94
Egan	Ellen	30s	circa 1878	South Australia	Woman	114/05
Feehan	Ivy, Scottie	20s	1913		Couple in fancy dress	18/93
Ferguson		30s	1880s	Melbourne, VIC	Woman	103/03
Franz	Dorothea	25	1909	Vic	Bride	74/94
Freud	Phyllis	2 years	1907 or 1904		Girl	106/03
Gabriel	B	30s	1906	Ballarat	Woman	23/94
Galt	C	20s	1914		AIF corporal, with spurs	80/99
Goodall	Barry Leonard	13 months	c 1948		Infant with stuffed toy dog	124/07
Gott	Flora & daughter	40s	c1928	Bridlington, ENG	Holiday snap	51/94
Grieve (Greene?)	N	30s	1927	Flinders, VIC	Woman, holiday snap	66/94
Harding	David Malcolm	6mths	c 1922	VIC	Snap of infant and young woman	4/93
Harvey	Hilda	10	c 1906	Delta Studio, Daylesford, Vic	Girl	125/08
Henderson		25	1870s	Melbourne, VIC	Woman	102/03
Hildegard	Florence	3 mths	1907	Kapundah, SA		2/93
Iredale	Mrs M & Family				Bereavement card	85/01 Card
Jewell	Charles W	40s	c 1880s	Heath & Bullingham, George St, Plymouth	Balding man in his 40s	108/03
Jinkins	Susie	30s	1882	Melbourne, VIC	Woman	102/03
Jinkins	Willie	infant	29/3/1882	Melbourne, VIC		102/03
Johnston	Ellen	30s	circa 1878	South Australia	Woman	114/05
Kelly	William Henry	33 yrs	circa 1920-1940		Man on horseback	121/06
Kimminton	May	Teens	c1928	Bridlington, ENG	Holiday snap	50/94
Lister & Co			1920	Bradford, UK	Soccer team, with trophy	55/94
McFarlane	Mr		1936	Pascoe Vale, Vic	Letter to McFarlane from the Good Shepherd Convent	86/01 Letter
Mackay	Phoebe
McKinnon	Ethel Rose	14	1899	Vic	Bereavement card, do James	99/02
Malcolm	B	20	1923	Saroney, Melbourne	Woman lifesaver	81/99
Marcollo	J	about 20	1923	Saroney, Melbourne	Woman lifesaver	81/99
Mare?	Grace	12	1880s	London, UK	Girl	103/03
Mare	M J	50s	1880s	London, UK	Woman	103/03
May	Norman	6 mths	1940s?		Infant	3/93
Moon or Noon	Florence A S	40s	1880s	Melbourne, Vic	Carter Album	103/03
Northcote Technical School	Year 10		1982			112/05
Perl	M M, Dr		1902		Four people	91/01
Raveling	Dorothea					75/94
Raveling	Elsa	aged 5	c1916	Vic		75/94
Raveling	Frieda	aged 2	c1916	Vic		75/94
Raveling	Jacobus	20s	c 1910	Middle Park, VIC	197a Page St	73/94
Reed	Raymond V	2 years	18 Jan 1915	Ainar Studio, Auburn, NSW		105/03
Rees	Thomas	about 20	circa 1880s	Roger Williams, 63 Brecon Rd, Merthyr Tydfil, Wales		126/08
Roach	George Edwin	about 10	late 1880s	Rider, Williamstown	Carter Album	103/03
Roach	Hector Charles	About 5	late 1880s	Rider, Williamstown	Carter Album	103/03
Roach	J, Mr			Kent, England	Address in album	103/03
Roach	Joseph Edwin	about 40	late 1880s	Rider, Williamstown, Vic	Carter Album	103/03
Robinson	Angus	20	c1910			32/94
Robinson	Ethel	2	c 1910s	Arthur L Taylor, Cairns, Qld	Two little girls in sailor suits	116/05
Robinson	Lucy	4	c 1910s	Arthur L Taylor, Cairns, Qld	Two little girls in sailor suits	116/05
Rohde	Christina	28	1899	Vic	Bereavement card, d. o. Johannes & Mary Ann	100/02
Ryder	E	30s	1879	San Francisco, USA	Man	102/03
Scott	Beth	3 mths	1940s?			29/94
Scott	L	20s	1923	Saroney, Melbourne	Woman Lifesaver	81/99
Smith	Stanley	20s	1915	Darge, Collins St, Melb	Private 3484, 9th Reinforcements, 60 Battalion, 15 Brigade, AIF	96/01
Stewart	Douglas Lauriston	12 mths	1915			5/93
Taylor	Ethel, Miss		c1910	Petersham, NSW	card from Dick	16/93
Taylor	Nellie, Mrs		1870s-1880s		ALBUM	102/03
Todd	[male]	about 25	c 1880	Melbourne	From Muir Album	82/00
Townsley	Harold	30s	c1910	UK	Cricket team. Wife's name Millie	54/94
"Truro"			1930s	Prince St, Springvale, VIC	House	28/94
Tulley	William Thomas	21	1870s	David Rees, London, UK		97/02
Watts	E	20s	1923	Saroney, Melbourne	Woman lifesaver	82/99
Webb	Elsie		c1910	Redfern, NSW	Teacher with class	17/93
Wiltshire	J O		1880s	Avoca, Vic?	Produce dealer	92/01
Wright	John Alfred	18	1918	Collingwood	AIF uniform	115/05
Young	Rachel  Mary	49	1900	Melbourne	Woman	128/08
Young	Thomas Geo Bynon	29	1900	Melbourne	Man in boater	127/08

Ref No     Date        Place taken     Remarks
1/93           WW1      Australia            Two boys, aged about 14 and 12, cadet uniform.
                                                           "To Aunty Flo with love from Arthur and Evan".
                                                            Postcard. Purchased Maldon, Vic