An Australian carved cedar 3 panel topographical screen, early 20th Century

made up of approximately 70 black & white silver gelatin photographic prints, mainly depicting waterfalls in Tasmania and the Blue Mountains area, many titled and signed Spurling, and the others monogrammed for Albert Manning, in the prints

Each panel approximately 168 x 51cm

Stephen Spurling III (1876-1962) who was the third family member in line to be a professional photographer, joined the family business in Launceston in 1902. Stephen III is known for his output of landscapes of Tasmanian wilderness, including the first shots of the Gordon and Franklin Rivers, the earliest extensive record of the Cradle Mountain and Western Tiers area, the first shots of Ben Lomond in winter and the first Tasmanian aerial photos. He also named various geographical features including, Lake Spurling, which was renamed, Lake Riengeena by the Tasmanian Nomenclature Board in 1955, who then named a nearby mountain, Mount Spurling. Albert Manning was known as a local photographer and supplier of postcards in the Katoomba area in the 1920s & 30s.