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
Members of the Field Naturalists Club of Victoria returning to their base camp on Deal Island after a day of collecting samples of the indigenous flora and fauna on nearby North East Island. There are eight men standing alongside a row boat which is anchored on the foreshore. Some of the items which the men have collected are hanging on the side of the boat. The men are standing in front of a low cliff with low vegetation. Photograph taken by Archibald J. Campbell during the Club's scientific expedition to the Kent Group of islands, Bass Strait, 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, Science & Measurement
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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
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Organiser of Expedition
Field Naturalists Club of Victoria, Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1893
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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: " 22. Returning from N. E. Id. with 'Spoils' of the Day."
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Classification
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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
Birds, Cliffs, Coastal Landscapes, Coastlines, Islands, Natural Environment, Natural History, Rabbits
