# Berckelman collection of glass plate negatives, 1920-1935
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# Berckelman collection of glass plate negatives, 1920-1935
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The Berckelman collection holds more than 500 glass plate negatives. They depict landscapes of Lord Howe Island, Nordfolk Island, Tonga and other Pacific islands. There are also historical images from Sydney and New South Wales, including beautiful scenes from national parks in Mt. Kosciuszko and the South Coast. There are numerous photographs of the constructions of the Sydney Harbour Bridge as well as Norman Lindsay's manuscript of "Amatore".
Colin B. Berckelman (1907-1965) was a passionate collector of books, manuscripts and bookplates. He was an active member of the Society of Australian Genealogists, the Royal Australian Historical Society, and a founding member of the Book Collectors' Society of Australia. Following Berckelman's death, his collection was purchased by the Library between 1966 and 1967. Most of the collection was dispersed throughout the University's libraries but the rare and significant works, manuscripts, personal archive, photographs, printing blocks, and his collection of bookplates remain in Rare Books and Special Collections.
Also included in the collection are the [6 pages of notes](https://digital.library.sydney.edu.au/nodes/view/15453) which were discovered with Berckelman's glass plate negatives. Each sheet was folded and wrapped around the bundle of plates to which its notes referred. The slide numbers provided in these lists can be searched using the *‘Search this Collection’* bar below. Note that some numbers appear more than once and may produce multiple results.
*Please reach out to us at [digitalcollections@usyd.libanswers.com](mailto:digitalcollections@usyd.libanswers.com)* *if you have any further information about the images in this collection, or if you come across material you believe is culturally sensitive.*
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The Sydney Harbour Bridge (Berckelman collection)](https://digital.library.sydney.edu.au/nodes/view/14006 "The Sydney Harbour Bridge (Berckelman collection)")
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Bloody Bridge Valley Road, Norfolk Island](https://digital.library.sydney.edu.au/nodes/view/15430)
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Tom & Cornish Quintal with Satterfield Menzies and 'Mme. Elijah', Norfolk Island, 1931](https://digital.library.sydney.edu.au/nodes/view/15429)
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Bailleul Communal Cemetery, France](https://digital.library.sydney.edu.au/nodes/view/15428)
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Himemoa and Marsina at Cascades Landing, Norfolk Island](https://digital.library.sydney.edu.au/nodes/view/15427)
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Headstone of George Hunn Nobbs, Norfolk Island](https://digital.library.sydney.edu.au/nodes/view/15426)
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The Blowhole, Norfolk Island](https://digital.library.sydney.edu.au/nodes/view/15425)
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Cockpit Waterfalls, Norfolk Island](https://digital.library.sydney.edu.au/nodes/view/15424)
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People in whaleboats, Norfolk Island](https://digital.library.sydney.edu.au/nodes/view/15423)
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Avenue of trees, France](https://digital.library.sydney.edu.au/nodes/view/15422)
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The Borovansky Ballet's production of "Les Sylphides", 1943](https://digital.library.sydney.edu.au/nodes/view/15421)
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Group portrait of unidentified people](https://digital.library.sydney.edu.au/nodes/view/15420)
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Two portraits of unidentified person](https://digital.library.sydney.edu.au/nodes/view/15419)
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Five portraits of unidentified person](https://digital.library.sydney.edu.au/nodes/view/15418)
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Five portraits of unidentified person](https://digital.library.sydney.edu.au/nodes/view/15417)
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"Amatore" by Norman Lindsay](https://digital.library.sydney.edu.au/nodes/view/15416)
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"The pen drawings of Norman Lindsay", 1918](https://digital.library.sydney.edu.au/nodes/view/15415)
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"My Army, Oh My Army! And other songs" by Henry Lawson, 1915](https://digital.library.sydney.edu.au/nodes/view/15414)
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"The antichrist of Nietzsche" by P.R. Stephensen, 1928](https://digital.library.sydney.edu.au/nodes/view/15413)
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Watercolour by Norman Lindsay](https://digital.library.sydney.edu.au/nodes/view/15412)
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"Norman Lindsay's book No.I" by Norman Lindsay, 1912](https://digital.library.sydney.edu.au/nodes/view/15411)
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"Double-bed dialogues" by Henry James James](https://digital.library.sydney.edu.au/nodes/view/15410)
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"A curate in Bohemia" by Norman Lindsay (sixth edition), 1921](https://digital.library.sydney.edu.au/nodes/view/15409)
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"The Lone Hand", Volume 1, Number 1, May 1907](https://digital.library.sydney.edu.au/nodes/view/15408)
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The Sydney Harbour Bridge (Berckelman collection)](https://digital.library.sydney.edu.au/nodes/view/14006)
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Notes on Berckelman glass plate negatives](https://digital.library.sydney.edu.au/nodes/view/15453)
*Berckelman collection of glass plate negatives, 1920-1935*. University of Sydney Library, accessed 23/03/2026, https://digital.library.sydney.edu.au/nodes/view/10764