b'112681681 682HENRY PARKES (1815 - 1896) Chester Melvin VANIMAN,Falk Studios (Australian, active 1885-1900) (American, 1866-1912).[Sir Henry Parkes], [Hobart From Salamanca Place, Tasmania],c1892 vintage silver gelatin photograph, with Parkes 1904 vintage platinum photograph, panorama,signature with Sincerely, Henry Parkes in ink on a annotated and dated registered 1904 slip mounted below image, with original backing and signed in negative lower right,incorporating the Falk Studios blind stamp, 37.6 x 118cm. Laid down on acid-free backing.39x 32cm (approx). This image was taken from the mast of a ship berthed alongside Laid down on acid-free paper. Princes Wharf; and shows Sullivans Cove and the city of Hobart During its time, Falk Studios, run by H.W. Barnett, was one ofbeyond it, with Mt Wellington in the background, capped in the most respected photographic studios in Sydney. Sir Henrysnow. Vaniman had intended that his panoramas be exhibited in Parkes was Premier of NSW five times and became known aspublic buildings as massive enlargements, but today they survive the Father of Federation. as extremely detailed platinum contact prints.$1,3001,500 Vaniman was an aviator as well as a photographer who specialized in panoramic images. He shot his images from gas balloons, ships masts, tall buildings and even a home-made 30-metre pole. He scaled buildings, hung from self-made slings, and scaled dangerous high locations to capture his unique images.$2,5003,000'