Circa 1895 - "COOGEE BAY", Coogee, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (restored version)

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IMAGE INFO

- The viewpoint for this historic & rare image is looking northwards, from where the future Arden Street / Dudley Street intersection would be.

- I have dated the image to Circa 1895, since -

(a) the iconic domed Coogee Palace Aquarium building & adjacent swimming baths have been built & are operating (they were opened in early November, 1887)

(b) the Coogee - Randwick sewer outfall breather vent & building at the northern end of Coogee Beach had been completed (construction finished in 1892).

(c) there is no "LLOYD'S BATHS" sign at Dolphin Point (introduced circa 1900).

- The steam tram "balloon loop" line was opened in 1882. Note the huge numbers of sightseers in the mid-distance, just behind the knoll that the tram tracks curve around - the main Coogee tram station is just out of sight here.

- There are men playing cricket in the mid-foreground (immaculately attired in their Victorian finery) along with two boys, while the unconcerned horses graze the paddock next to the "pitch"!

- The numbers of waders, paddlers & strollers on the water's edge at Coogee Beach is well up compared to earlier 1885 photos.

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SOURCE INFO

- Photographer is John Paine [1833-1908].

- The original photograph (albumen; 13.5 x 20.0 cm) was digitized by the National Library of Australia & is available from their online John Paine Collection here:

nla.gov.au/nla.obj-137247343/view

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CREDITS

- John Paine (photographer)

- National Library of Australia for their valuable work in digitizing, archiving & making available online this rare historical content.

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COPYRIGHT STATUS

- The original image is no longer restricted by commercial Copyright, per advice -

"Out of Copyright

Reason for copyright status: Created/Published Date is Before 1955

Material type: Photograph

Government copyright ownership: No Government Copyright Ownership".

- As for my own work in creating this unique restored duo-toned version of the original, the only Copyright form I have applied is "Attribution-Share Alike".

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PROCESS INFO

- I captured 6 x zoomed screenshots of the digitized original (large file size, tilted image, very faded with some damaged areas).

- Using Microsoft Image Composite Editor I created a single combined image (result = higher resolution).

- Using Adobe Photoshop Creative Suite 8.0 I re-aligned the image, cropped to improve framing, repaired damaged sections & unwanted artifacts, improved sharpness, restored contrast & applied adjusted duo-tone curves for better tonal range.

Done