One tiny treasure, in particular, sparked great interest.

Opened in 2016, Orange Regional Museum is a relatively young museum with a small but growing collection.

Focussing on life in Orange and the surrounding villages and towns, we collect historical and contemporary material linked to the people, places, industry, agriculture and social and cultural life of the region.

The vast majority of our collection has been donated by locals and those with family connections to the region and we're always happy to hear from people with objects, photographs and ephemera related to the region and the everyday lives of its people, both ordinary and extraordinary.

One such object is a pint-sized pocket album, donated earlier this year.

Containing fifteen colour tinted photographic images of iconic Orange landmarks, the 1930s 'Pocket Album: Views of Orange' is less than 10cm high and just over 5cm wide but packed with lively images.

These include three views of Summer Street, complete with vintage vehicles alongside horse and cart, Robertson Park, Lords Place, Cook Park, the Council Chambers & Memorial Hall, Court House, Post Office, and St Joseph's Catholic Church.

Each of these images is fascinating for its tiny details, the couple admiring a swan from a bridge in Cook Park, the business names visible on the shop front awnings, the old picket fence around the church on Byng Street and the mother with wicker pram resting on a bench in Robertson Park.

Then there are the buildings that no longer exist, like the old District Hospital with its iconic twin turrets.

Produced by E P Rogers & Co., booksellers and stationers located opposite the Strand Theatre, and printed in Germany between the First and Second World Wars, this is also a time capsule of Orange's retail and tourism history.

'Visitors to Beautiful Orange should make a point of calling on E.P. Rogers & Co.', stated their 1928 advertisement.

They stocked novelties, traced linens, books and magazines and billed themselves as 'The Home of Good Values.'

The pocket album was donated to the museum by the son of its original owner, who visited Orange from his home in Grenfell.

As part of the Orange Regional Museum collection, it is a tiny treasure for everyone to enjoy.

Orange Regional Museum is open from 9am to 4pm daily. Entry is free.

If you have an item you'd like to donate, please contact us on (02) 6393 8444.

Group visits are welcome and free of charge, but please contact the museum to make a booking for groups of 10 or more. Orange Regional Museum is fully accessible for prams and wheelchairs.