Summary

One of a subset of two transparencies taken of a ship, possibly the Eastern Queen, moored to a wharf at Geelong. These were taken by Jim Payens to test a 5x4 inch Linhof monorail camera. Linhof precision cameras became a worldwide success. A household name for every pro. Linhof cameras frequently brought back special awards such as Gold Medals at the Paris Exhibition, at the Triennale in Milan and other cities in Europe, the Far East and the USA. New camera systems were developed. The monorail range "Kardan Color" to be followed by the legendary model "Kardan B" with progressive features and a more flexible design suiting less heavy professional tripods made of anodized profile aluminium for outdoor photography.

This subset is part of approximately 3,000 negatives taken by Jim Payens, the Melbourne based aerial photographer, and form part of the Payens Collection. The images span the period predominantly between the 1950s - 1970s.

Jim Payens was one of a very small number of Australian photographers to have specialised in oblique and survey aerial photography. He was also one of the earliest Australian aerial photographers. This collection consists predominantly of aerial views of the city of Melbourne, surrounding suburbs and regional Victoria but also extends to other parts of Australia. The Collection depicts a variety of landmark events and major engineering projects throughout Australia including the Australian Grand Prix, Olympic Games (Melbourne & Sydney) and the construction of Eildon Weir.

The Museum also holds the aerial camera and equipment used by Payens to take these images as well as an oral history interview with the photographer.

Description of Content

Ship moored to a wharf at Geelong. In the foreground is a park with a large tree and walking track.

Physical Description

5x4 inch colour transparencies

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