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Australia--Sydney.
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
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Description
- Three albums of photographs showing the construction of the Captain Cook graving dock, Garden Island, Sydney, 1941-1946.
- paper
3 volumes, folio (370 x 237mm.), c.375 gelatin silver prints (many by Herbert Fishwick studio of Sydney), including many folding panoramas, many stamped on the reverse: 'Secret - not for publication', pen and ink title to volume 1, contemporary red buckram-backed green cloth boards, minor wear or creasing to some prints and panoramas, some photographs or captions loose, some gaps where photographs and/or captions have been removed, bindings slightly rubbed and sunned
Provenance
Sir Alexander Gibb & Partners, London (ink stamps in volume 1 and on verso of many photographs, where visible)
Literature
http://www.gardenisland.info (accessed 15 September 2011)
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
In May 1940, Prime Minister Menzies announced the building of the Captain Cook Graving Dock between Garden Island and Potts Point in Sydney. The Commonwealth Government appointed Sir Alexander Gibb and Partners as consulting engineers for the dock in July 1940, and work began in December 1940. Most of the plant required for the dock was manufactured in Britain and shipped to Australia. The dock, measuring approximately 345 metres long, 45 metres wide, and 14 metres deep, was ready for initial flooding in September 1944. Pumps allowed the dock to be emptied of its 57,000,000 gallons of water in four hours. The graving dock was officially opened by the Governor-General, the Duke of Gloucester, on 24 March 1945.