Photographer, R.C.Harvey

[Mike]

Another 6 Harvey real photo cards.





Postally used to London 1/9/06







Woodbridge Jetty



A different view of Woodbridge jetty

[Mike]

A few more Harvey's. Warships and yachts in the Derwent River.

[Mike]

A few more Harvey real photo cards.

[Mike]

And a few more !!











Unsigned Harvey card. This is a view of Woodbridge. Notice jetty on the left.

[Mike]

4 more great landscape photos by Harvey. 3 from the Coles Bay area and 1 from Eagle Hawk Neck.

[Malcolm Groom]

Whilst not a collector of these attractive cards I have acquired the cards illustrated below. Some "Kind" collector has added the Pictorials as an extra as they are all used to Austria with 5d Tablet optd 1 1/2d.

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Tasmans Arch, Eaglehawk Neck

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A Relic from the Past, Maria Island (see earlier image posted with this building also in the scene.)

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Old Pigeon Loft, Maria Island

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National Mutual, Hobart

[Mike]

3 Harvey cards of Brown River (Kingston) and 2 cards of Hobart shipping.

[Peter Allan]

I have just come across a collection of Harvey cards, as well as a collection of photographs. Some of the cards are already posted here, and interestingly, some would appear to be from the same photographic outing but a different view. There are a significant number of cards not yet posted. Also in the hoard were three exercise books, being numbered 1 (28 May 1904 - 8 Feb 1905), 3 (Dec 27 1905 -Feb 16 1907) and 14, ( 31 Dec 1929 - 28 March 1931). Each exercise book holds a number of photos, obviously originals of some of the cards and other photos. Many photos are titled and dated. Also included are a number of lists of cards with numbers, titles and dates. I wonder what happened to the other 11 books? Has anyone seen anything similar?
I have viewed a few cards in photoshop and the level of detail can be quite amazing. The images can be blown up significantly from 600 dpi scans, revealing sharp detail not visible to the naked eye. As Mike and others have already mentioned, Harvey's photographic technique is top class. Most images are razor sharp, perfectly exposed and developed, producing crystal clear and beautifully rendered scenes. I presume he was taking contact prints form glass negatives at least in the early work. Harvey also managed to get his gear into some quite remote places at times, no easy feat given the heavy wooden tripod that would also have been needed.
There are a few images from Tasmanian Field Naturalist (TFN) excursions and at least one from a Hobart Walking Club outing (HWC). One card has the name Jack Thwaites on the back in pencil. Jack was one of the leading lights in the HWC for decades. I expect if anyone knows any old timers from either the TFN or the HWC then there may be some oral history to be discovered about R C Harvey.
Here are a couple of cards to start with. I have just posted a Maria Island Card by Harvey in the Maria Island Topic. Also now a card showing S S Victory in the vicinity of Waterman's Dock, with the Hobart Time Ball in the background - see the Hobart TimeBall topic.
Deep Hole, Southport

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Glenorchy Rivulet, Old Jack (presumably the tent is Old Jack's home)

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A Close-up of Old Jack blown up from the original.

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[Mike]

Time for a few more Harvey postcards. Notice that the first 2 scans are the same view but Harvey has used a few tricks to have one view as a sunset and the other one as an early morning view, hence "A Sunset at Risdon Ferry" and "View Risdon Ferry".

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[Mike]

Recently while reading the book "A Century Afield", A history of the Tasmanian Field Naturalists Club by Janet Fenton, I came across two photographs on pages 114 and 115 which sent me to check on a Real photo postcard which I thought was R.C Harvey with his parents. See page 2 of this post. Well I am left with no doubt that it is in fact R C Harvey.

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[Ross Ewington]

I think that's definitely 'Q.E.D.' Mike

Here are the two photos together

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[Ross Ewington]

Two interesting cards by Harvey passed across my desk on their way to auction earlier today

WINEGLASS BAY on the FREYCINET PENINSULA (used 1909)

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and NEAR ST CRISPINS WELL (used in 1907) showing an overgrown tramway which is now the pipeline track from Neika which runs parallel to the North West Bay River

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[Ross Ewington]

There hasn't been another card by Harvey posted here for over 5 years so I thought it was 'time'

Photo of Darlington, Maria Island ....... stampbox on back indicates that this print is post WWI (circa 19120) but I believe the original to be a bit earlier than this.

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Hopefully, I can find a few more to follow soon ....what do you have?

[Mike]

This real postcard of the Ski Club Hut, Twilight Tarn, Mt Field National Park was photographed by R. C Harvey. This card has a rather poor rubber stamped "Harvey Print". I have not seen this rubber stamp before. I know that Harvey was a member of the Tasmanian Field Naturalist club (in fact he was a life member) and I think he was also a member of the Hobart Walking Club. Can anyone identify the two gentlemen standing in front of the hut? I believe the hut is still standing.

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[admin]

The one person I know who might provide an I.D. is regrettably no longer with us. Interesting to see what the well-dressed bush walker was wearing in those days! Great image.

[Ross Ewington]

It's a pity no one wears a tie when bushwalking nowadays ....standards have definitely dropped since 1934

Mike, would you be able to post the highest resolution image possible of just the two heads? ..... I can
then direct a couple of folks I know to view the image and see if they can identify these well-dressed chaps.

cheers ... Ross

P.S. yes Pete, Fred Lakin would have been able to identify them .... I remember him telling me that he knew Harvey quite well (through the HWC)

P.P.S. ...a more recent photo of the same hut ...hopefully, it escaped the recent bushfire

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P.P.S. the Richea pandanifolia out the front has certainly shot up during the last 75 years or so!

[Mike]

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Ross, I can only get 300dpi from my scanner. Not much better than the original scan.

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Twilight Tarn hut wrapped up for fire protection by Parks and Wildlife Service for the recent Bush Fires in the area. (Photo from the Parks facebook page)
I presume the hut was saved from the fire?