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
A woman and a young girl tending two cows in an open field on one of the islands in the Kent Group, Bass Strait. The woman is wearing a black hat and the girl a white bonnet. Both are wearing white aprons. Photograph taken by Archibald J. Campbell during a scientific expedition by the Field Naturalists Club of Victoria to the Kent Group of 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
A.J. Campbell Collection, Invisible Farmer Project Collection
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Collecting Areas
Sustainable Futures, Clothing & Textiles, Childhood, Images & Image Making, 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
Caption below the photograph printed in black ink on white paper: " 25. Our Milkmaids."
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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
Cattle, Cliffs, Clothing, Coastal Landscapes, Coastlines, Farm Animals, Islands, Natural Environment, Natural History, Rural Life, Rural Women, Women's Work, Agriculture, Women on Farms, Women Farmers, Women in Agriculture, Agricultural Workers
