The ACT in Pictures
The ACT Heritage Library has three major significant, discrete collections of images:
- Photographs from the Canberra Times and the Canberra Chronicle from the 1970s to the 1990s.
- Photographs from the Commonwealth Department of Capital Territory from the 1950s through to the early 1980s.
View a list of subject headings for the Canberra Times and the Department of Capital Territory - David Coward Photography Collection, a collection of over 300,000 negatives, the work of commercial photographer David Coward, who operated in Canberra, 1958-2003. This collection is unavailable at present.
Other collections of photographs and images are contained with many of our archival collections of individuals, organisations and businesses.
Digital Images
Material from the collections is being digitised and catalogued in our online catalogue. To find an image, select "images" from the drop down menu next to the search bar, then enter your search terms into the search bar.
Please contact us using this form for assistance in finding or ordering an image or telephone (02) 6207 5163 during opening hours.
Electronic copies may be made available for private use. Not all images are available for publication depending on our agreement with donors.
To order a digital copy of an image, please contact us using this form. Fees apply to all image orders.
Fees for image supply as of 1 July 2023
| Image supply of any kind, digital, photographic, etc – does not include material costs (within 7 working days)** | $40.00 |
| Priority order surcharge (Under 7 working days delivery) | $120.00 |
We welcome donations of photographs to Images ACT.