Summary
One of sixty-nine black and white and sepia photographs in a bound album [six of which are loose] taken by A J Campbell during a Field Naturalists' Club of Victoria expedition to Kent Group of islands, Bass Strait in 1890. The album also includes a map of Kent Group in the inside front cover and numerous contemporary newspaper clippings relating to the expedition.
Description of Content
The Field Naturalists Club of Victoria campsite on Deal Island, Bass Strait. Pictured are four members of the club: two men are in front of the three tents and the other two men are to the right near the camp fire. The campsite is at the foot of a low cliff with sparse vegetation. Photograph taken by Archibald J. Campbell during a scientific expedition by the Club to the Kent Group islands in 1890.
Physical Description
Black and white photograph mounted on off-white board in bound album with red cloth cover.
More Information
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
Images & Image Making, Images & Image Making, Leisure, Sustainable Futures
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Acquisition Information
Transfer from Museum Archive, Museum Victoria, 13 Dec 2006
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Place & Date Depicted
Green Island, Furneaux Island Group, Bass Strait, Tasmania, Australia, 1890
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Photographer
Archibald J. Campbell, Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1890
Information ascertained from newspaper reports of the day contained with the photographs in the album. -
Organiser of Expedition
Field Naturalists Club of Victoria, Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1890
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Format
Photograph, 5½ in. x 4 in., Sepia
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Language
English
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Inscriptions
Printed in black ink in caption at foot of the page: " 11. Camp Quarters, looking northwards."
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Classification
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Image Dimensions - Photograph
145 mm (Width), 105 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Camp Fires, Camp Sites, Islands, Landscape Photography, Landscapes, Natural Environment, Natural History, Rural Landscapes, Tents
