Beatties Studio
A photographic museum commemorating the life and work of prominent Hobart photographer John Watt Beattie. It contains black and white photographs of Tasmania between 1890 and 1930.
Address:
51 Tiger Head Road, Dodges Ferry, TAS
Tel:
0362658810
Hours:
By Appointment
Admission:
Free
Facilities:
Black and white copies of photographs are available for publications and framed sepia enlargements for hanging.
Collection:
3,000 photographs and corresponding negatives
Subject:
- Historic Display
- House Museum
- Photographs
- Glass
- Portraits
- Armed Forces
- Business
- Emergency Services
- Historic Buildings
- Historic People
- Images
- Local History
- Maritime and Naval History
- Militaria
- Organisations
- Politics
- Prisons or Convicts
- Religion
- Rural Life
- Agriculture
- Forestry
- Horse Drawn Transport
- Hunting, Fishing, Trapping
- Industry
- Manufacturing
- Mines and Mining
- Motor Vehicles
- Photography
- Railways or Tramways
- Ships and Shipping
- Steam Machinery
- Aboriginal Art
- Gardens
Items
Photograph
Elizabeth Street Hobart
Creator:
J.W. Beattie
Description:
Street scene of Elizabeth Street in Hobart.
Date:
1905
Item Id Number:
710
Photograph
Long Beach, Sandy Bay, Hobart ("Sandy Bay Beach")
Creator:
J.W. Beattie
Description:
Photograph of Sandy Bay beach from Sandy Bay Road.
Date:
1895
Item Id Number:
712
Photograph
Port Arthur During Convict Occupation
Creator:
J.W. Beattie
Description:
Photograph of the convict penal settlement during its use, with church in foreground and prison buildings in rear.
Date:
1875
Item Id Number:
371
Photograph
Tasman's Arch
Creator:
J.W. Beattie
Description:
Photograph of a natural feature, Tasman's Peninsula. This photograph was used on early Tasmanian pictorial postage stamps.
Date:
circa 1900
Item Id Number:
33
Photograph
The Haulage, Mt Lyell
Creator:
J.W. Beattie
Description:
Scene of the haulage station and tracks at the Mt Lyell Copper Mine, West Coast, b&w photograph.
Date:
circa 1900
Item Id Number:
1105