Glass negatives (96), half plate, in wooden box, Tom Lennon, Sydney, Australia, March - May 1939

The negatives are group portraits taken at company and organisation balls. All events were held in the Empress Ball Room at Mark Foys department store except for one that was held in the Sydney Town Hall and another held in the Wentworth Cafe, Lang Street, Sydney.

Thomas (Tom) Trembath Lennon (1908-1992), commercial and portrait photographer, 64 Victoria Road, Drummoyne, 1930s-1950s and Wagga, 1955-70s.

Lennon, Tom

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Retailer, Sydney, Australia.  The store traded from its Liverpool Street premises from 1909 until 1980, when it went into receivership.

Mark Foys

LCSH Social gatherings, usually formal, at which people dance.

Balls (parties)

Mens suits, usually black, for evening wear, consisting of a short coat and trousers.

Dinner suits

Ball gowns

Department stores

94/63/1-1 Glass negatives (96), half plate, in wooden box, Tom Lennon, Sydney, Australia, March - May 1939

Negatives formed on photographic glass plates.

POWERHOUSE COLLECTION

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Glass plate negatives photographed by Tom Lennon

Object No. 94/63/1-1

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