Milton Kent - Knowledge

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Sydney, 1940-1967 | Series ( Contains 50 items ) Series 01 Part 04: Milton Kent glass negatives of aerial views of Sydney, 1950-1972 | Series ( Contains 90 items ) Series 01 Part 05: Milton Kent glass negatives of aerial views of Sydney, 1960-1974 | Series ( Contains 14 items ) Series 01 Part 06: Milton Kent glass negatives of aerial views of Sydney 1970-1972 and undated sequence | Series 02: Milton Kent film negatives and transparencies of Sydney factories, industrial plant and products for company publications, 1970-1982 | Series ( Contains 8 items ) Series 03: Milton Kent film negatives and transparencies of aerial views of Sydney, 1971-1978 and undated | ON 521 Series 04: Milton Kent film negatives and transparencies taken for clients, chiefly undated Series 05: Milton Kent miscellaneous film negatives and transparencies, chiefly undated

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was a pioneer of industrial and aerial photography, a prize-winning airman and a champion sculler. Initially, Kent worked as a sports photographer but by the 1920s he had embraced aerial photography using a specially crafted oblique camera. Over the next 50 years, Kent used his camera to capture the

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two-seater monoplane with silver wings and a blue two-toned fuselage. Kent felt the single wing gave a clearer view for his photographic work. On 12 November 1927, he used the plane to win the speed championship at the Aerial Derby in Queensland. The following year he tried to break the plane speed

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In Sydney, the motor industry was in its infancy and Milton found work with many of the early people working in the trade. These businessmen, in turn, recommended Milton their friends and along with the fact he delivered excellent results his business grew from strength to strength. In the years

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Series 01 Part 01: Milton Kent glass negatives of aerial views of Sydney, 1920-1970 | Series ( Contains 38 items ) Series 01 Part 02: Milton Kent glass negatives of aerial views of Sydney, 1930-1970 | Series ( Contains 33 items ) Series 01 Part 03: Milton Kent glass negatives of aerial views of

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It was during this time that Kent learnt about oblique aerial photography at altitudes from 500 to 5000 feet. The greatest problem was the lack of sensitivity of the plates which meant operating on full aperture at around 1/200 of a second and images could only be taken in full sunlight with no

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and he photographed the Rothbury Riots in Northern New South Wales coalfields for them. Kent submitted a series of 24 aerial photographs to an aerial photograph competition held by the Photographers Association of America in 1929 and received one of the highest awards from the association.

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and he was forced to crash-land his plane on a nearby cliff. Kent and his co-pilot Larry Phipps were not injured although the plane needed to be dismantled and carried through dense scrub to the nearest road. In June 1928, he and Captain Boyden took photographs of

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in 1862. Charles was a photographer who bought his photo business from Murrell & Co. and operated from a building at 314 George Street, Sydney. Milton was born above this studio in 1888 and from the age of ten was apprenticed to his father.

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Sydney and became firm friends with the chief instructor, Captain W. J. Strutt. While not officially allowed to fly planes Kent learnt ‘under the lap’ while on photographic patrols around Sydney but was not allowed to land or take off.

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Championship of New South Wales. It was also the year the New South Wales Aero Club was formed, and Milton was one of the first pupils after joining the club around 1924. He was awarded his licence in November 1926.

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Hunt Graham, ‘Milton Kent, Aerial and Commercial Photographer, 1888-1965’, Ashfield’s Men of Mark, Ashfield History No. 16, Ashfield and District Historical Society Inc., 2006, p. 12

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Hunt Graham, ‘Milton Kent, Aerial and Commercial Photographer, 1888-1965’, Ashfield’s Men of Mark, Ashfield History No. 16, Ashfield and District Historical Society Inc., 2006, p. 10

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THE END OF A SOLO FLIGHT FROM ENGLAND-AERIAL PICTURES OF CHICHESTER'S ARRIVAL AT MASCOT. (1930, January 31). The Sydney Morning Herald, p. 14. Retrieved September 20, 2018, from

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Hunt Graham, ‘Milton Kent, Aerial and Commercial Photographer, 1888-1965’, Ashfield's Men of Mark, Ashfield History No. 16, Ashfield and District Historical Society Inc., 2006

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NEWS AND NOTES (1932, February 16). The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser (NSW : 1886 - 1942), p. 1. Retrieved September 20, 2018, from

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REMARKABLE AEROPLANE VIEW OF LOCALITY OF YESTERDAY'S TRAGEDY (1924, May 14). The Labor Daily (Sydney, NSW: 1924 - 1938), p. 1. Retrieved September 20, 2018, from

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By 1953 his son Lionel was working with his father and the company had been renamed Milton Kent and Son. Their studio was beside his home at 19 O’Conner Street,

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By the 1940s Kent was the principal aerial photographer in Sydney and his work was reproduced in thousands of advertisements in newspapers and magazines.

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How Milton Kent Swam to Recover His Dead Pal's Body (1929, November 18). The Daily Telegraph, p. 3. Retrieved September 20, 2018, from

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AEROPLANE CAUGHT IN HAILSTORM (1929, November 13). Singleton Argus (NSW : 1880 - 1954), p. 4. Retrieved September 20, 2018, from

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AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS. (1929, February 1). The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), p. 18. Retrieved September 20, 2018, from

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but still found time to engage with the other love of his life, flying. As early as 1912 he made box-kites modelled on the designs by

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opening of new blocks of land across Sydney, the construction of the harbour bridge and many other events up until his death in 1965.

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and three years later they published one of the more gruesome events which Kent covered. This was the aerial view of the area around

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Collection 01: Negatives of aerial views of Sydney 1920-1972 and commercial photographs, ca. 1970-1982 / photographed by Milton Kent

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as it came in to land at Sydney. And in 1930 he did the same when Chichester arrived in Sydney after his solo flight from England.

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In 1909 Milton set up his own commercial business and his first contract was to photograph the fighter R. L. ‘Snowy’ Baker at the

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THE 'FLYING CLOUD' (1927, October 3). The Daily Telegraph (Sydney, NSW: 1883 - 1930), p. 21. Retrieved September 20, 2018, from

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TAKES HIS CAMERA (1929, January 25). The Labor Daily (Sydney, NSW: 1924 - 1938), p. 10. Retrieved September 20, 2018, from

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FORCED LANDING (1928, August 23). Evening News (Sydney, NSW : 1869 - 1931), p. 7. Retrieved September 20, 2018, from

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No title (1929, January 28). The Daily Telegraph (Sydney, NSW: 1883 - 1930), p. 3. Retrieved September 20, 2018, from

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This article is about the Australian photographer. For the villages in the English county of Kent, see

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Collection 02: Negatives, chiefly aerial views of Sydney, ca. 1930-1970 / photographed by Milton

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Pastoral Finance Association building, Kirribilli, North Sydney, circa 1921, Milton Kent

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This phase of his aerial activities ended when Strutt disappeared in a flight over the

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in Germany for factory projects and real estate subdivisions. In 1921 aerial views of

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Milton Kent with his aerial camera, June 1953, Milton Kent Studio, Sydney

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A Modern Ariel with a camera, People Magazine, 15 July 1953, pp. 24-27

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In 1911, he married Lillian Cropper, the daughter of an ex-mayor of

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before the outbreak of World War One, he rode a motorcycle to jobs.

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A Modern Ariel with a camera, People , 15 July 1953, pp. 24–27

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