Notes: George Druce was driver and photographer to John A White and family. The car has been identified as a Talbot 25 from around 1908, the location is probably the White family home in Sydney. George was born 1888 and appears to be in his 20s here, suggesting a photo date of around 1910.
Format: B&W photograph by George Druce
Licensing: Attribution, share alike, creative commons.
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Part of: Local Studies Collection PF2152-29
Provenance: Mrs D Kirk
Date Range: c. 1910
Tags: Australia NSW veteran motor vehicles veteran cars George Druce pre-1918 cars motor vehicles vintage Edwardian blue mountains Clement Bayard tourer history
Notes: George Druce was driver and photographer to the White Family. The photographer's shop behind the car has a Harry Phillips advertising sign above the awning, he arrived in Katoomba in 1908. The shop on the right is the Crown Bakery, the large building at the rear is the Carrington Hotel. The car make is unknown.
Format: B&W photograph by George Druce
Licensing: Attribution, share alike, creative commons.
Repository: Blue Mountains City Library bmcc.ent.sirsidynix.net.au/client/en_AU/default/
Part of: Local Studies Collection PF2152-25
Provenance: Mrs D Kirk
Tags: Australia NSW vintage cars Druce veteran motor vehicles pre-1918 cars Lyons fruit shop Katoomba Harry Phillips Crown Bakery children Edwardian fashion Main street George Druce women blue mountains history
Notes: The photographer is George Druce who was employed as driver and family photographer to the White Family.
The car is believed to be a De Dion-Bouton 1904.
The location may be Katoomba, perhaps Main St. outside the Burlington Guest House.
The second car with the single headlight also appears in this set.
The driver may be Arthur White and one of the women Ellen, nee White, who became George's wife.
A full biography of George Druce appears in the set notes.
Format: B&W photograph by George Druce.
Licensing: Attribution, share alike, creative commons.
Repository: Blue Mountains City Library bmcc.ent.sirsidynix.net.au/client/en_AU/default/
Part of: Local Studies Collection PF2152-23
Provenance: Mrs D Kirk
Tags: Australia NSW De Dion Bouton vintage cars Druce fashion Edwardian veteran motor vehicles pre-1918 cars De Dion-Bouton cars veteran George Druce women blue mountains hats veils coats threads clothing caps history
Format: sepia print
Licensing: Attribution, share alike, creative commons.
Repository: Blue Mountains Library - library.bmcc.nsw.gov.au/
Part of: Local Studies Collection PF1928
Provenance: Mrs Kirk
Photographer: G A Druce
Tags: Australia Blue Mountains NSW White family Nelly White Lucy White Muriel White Empress Falls George Druce women hats umbrellas blue mountains waterfalls history
Format: Glass negative, B & W print
Licensing: Attribution, share alike, creative commons.
Location: walking track in the Katoomba, Leura, Wentworth Falls area
Repository: Blue Mountains Library - library.bmcc.nsw.gov.au/
Part of: Local Studies Collection PF1904
Provenance: Mrs Kirk
Photographer: G A Druce
Tags: Australia Blue Mountains NSW White family Muriel White John White Lucy White Rebecca White Arthur White George Druce Ellen White history