Item XP 6874 Photograph. Daly River, Fitzmaurice, Northern Territory, Australia. 1914 - 1917

Summary

This photograph is taken by Edward Reichenbach, known as 'Ryko', who typically wrote a caption on his photos on the lower right and used white ink. The annotation here reads 'Gathering famous Red Lily Roots for Supper Daly River Ryko Photo'. On the reverse is a further annotation written in pencil 'Daly river blacks gathering roots of Red lilly for food Arnhiem Land'.

Physical Description

Black and white print. Group portrait, outdoor setting. Handwritten annotation along bottom edge forms part of image. Handwritten annotation in pencil on reverse.