Court & Camera : The life & times of A. H. Stone a pioneer photographer in Perth
Jacqueline O'Brien & Pamela Statham-Drew

Publisher
Swanbourne, WA : Jacqueline O'Brien & Pamela Statham Drew | c2012

Summary
This beautifully illustrated book is the history of pre-Gold Rush Perth through the eyes of pioneer lawyer and photographer Alfred Hawes Stone. Court and Camera is a unique glimpse of Perth just three decades after its foundation. Its unparalleled images show the emergence of landmark buildings alongside ordinary dwellings and scenes from everyday life.

Notes
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Distributed by Fremantle Press
Design by John Slater
Manufactured by Singapore Stamford Press
Contents: 
Preface
Setting out
Setting up
Settling down
Life at Alpha Cottage
The convicts are coming
Legal niceties
Friends & foes
Catholic controversy
Window into the past
Towers & spires
Flemish bond
Speaking of families
Gracious living
Bricks, banks & jetties
After Alfred.

Physical Description
271 pages : illustrations (some colour), facsimiles, maps, portraits, plans ; 27 cm.

Dewey Call Number
B/STO
340.1092

Museum Call Number
XXX

ISBN
9780646589442 (hbk.)

Subjects
Stone, Alfred Hawes, 1801-1873.
Lawyers -- Western Australia -- Perth -- Biography.
Photographers -- Western Australia -- Perth -- Biography.
Perth (W.A.) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century.
Stone, A. H. ( Alfred Hawes), 1801-1873.
Lawyers -- Australia -- Perth (W.A.) -- Biography.
Photographers -- Australia -- Perth (W.A.) -- Biography.

To view this document please make an appointment with the Museum of Perth: reece@museumofperth.com.au