The Powerhouse Museum has just launched a plugin for WordPress (the software that this blogs runs on) which allows you to easily embed images of their collections in your own blog. Below is a selection showing some of the wonderful images that they have to offer. You can also see a great selection in the Powerhouse Flickr Commons account.
Studio portrait of two childrenH6685 Photographic positive, daguerreotype, studio portrait of two children, silver / copper / glass / leather / wood, photographer unknown, Australia, 1850-1860
Portrait by Thomas BockH6786-3 Photographic positive, daguerreotype, studio portrait of unidentified young man, silver / copper / glass / leather / wood, photographer Thomas Bock, Launceston, Tasmania, 1848
Photograph of sketch of Hargrave family outside their home at Keston, KentP2903-9/2 Photographic print, black & white, mounted on board, pen sketch of Hargrave family standing outside their home at Keston, Kent, United Kingdom
Four ambrotypes and a daguerrotypeH5572 Ambrotypes (4) and a daguerreotype, metal / glass / wood / leather / textile, various makers, Australia, 1856-1872
Ambrotype studio portrait of a woman with a young childH5572-5 Photographic positive, ambrotype mounted in case, studio portrait of a woman with a young child, collodion / paint / glass / wood / paper / metal / velvet, photographer unknown, 1855-1870
97/92/12-1/37/1 Daguerreotype, portrait of a man, metal / glass / paper, photographer unknown, 1851-1860
Two daguerreotypesP3340 Daguerreotypes framed (2), 'Captain Keesing' and 'Mrs. Keesing', maker unknown, metal / glass / wood, [Australia], 1850
Daguerreotype, Swanston Street from the corner of Collins StreetH6786-1 Photographic positive, daguerreotype, Swanston Street from the corner of Collins Street, silver / copper / glass / leather / wood, photographer Thomas Glaister (attributed), Melbourne, 1854 -1855
H6786-2/1 Daguerreotype in case, hand coloured portrait of John Brown, metal / glass / wood / leather, photographed by Richard Beard, London, England, 1849
Portrait of unknown man97/92/12-1/37 Photographic positive, daguerreotype, studio portrait of unknown man, silver / copper / glass / leather / wood, photographer unknown, Australia, 1848-1858
Ambrotype of John Pascoe, third officer on the 'Dunbar'P3185 Photographic positive, hand-painted ambrotype, studio portrait,of John Pascoe third officer on the 'Dunbar', collodion / paint / glass / wood / paper / metal / velvet, photographer unknown, 1854-1857
Ambrotype of Captain R J MillerH7533 Photographic positive, hand-tinted ambrotype, studio portrait of Captain R J Miller, collodion / paint / glass / wood / paper / metal / velvet, photographer unknown, 1854-1860
Grand-children of Vice-Admiral Charles John NapieH5849 Photographic positives, studio portraits, hand-tinted ambrotypes of the grand-children of Vice-Admiral Charles John Napier, collodion / paint / glass / wood / paper / metal / velvet, photographer unknown, England, 1855-1870
Ambrotypes of man, woman and children96/73/1 Photographic positives, studio portraits, two hand-tinted ambrotypes man, woman and children in a single case, collodion / paint / glass / wood / paper / metal / velvet, photographer unknown, 1860-1870
Grandson of Vice-Admiral Charles John NapierH5849-2 Photographic positive, studio portrait, hand-tinted ambrotype of the grand-son of Vice-Admiral Charles John Napier, collodion / paint / glass / wood / paper / metal / velvet, photographer unknown, England, 1855-1870
Hand-tinted ambrotypeH6868 Photographic positive, studio portrait, hand-tinted ambrotype of a seated woman, collodion / paint / glass / wood / paper / metal / velvet, photographer unknown, 1854-1865
Ambrotype of Dr C NathanH7615 Photographic positive, stereoscopic studio portrait, hand-tinted ambrotype of Dr Charles Nathan, Sydney Hospital's first honorary surgeon, collodion / paint / glass / wood / paper / metal / velvet, photographer unknown, 1854-1865
Ambrotype of a woman and two children97/31/1 Photographic positive, studio portrait, ambrotype of a woman and two children, collodion / glass / wood / paper / metal / velvet, photographer unknown, 1855-1870
Ambrotype of two males94/224/2 Photographic positive, studio portrait, ambrotype of two males, collodion / paint / glass / wood / paper / metal / velvet, photographer unknown, 1864
H9198-15 Ambrotype in leather case, glass / leather, part of a collection of photographic items
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