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 the Furneaux Group of islands, Bass Strait in November1893 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 at their campsite at Trousers Point, Flinders Island, during the Club's scientific expedition to the Furneaux Group of islands, Bass Strait, in 1893. The party, eight men and a boy, are sharing a meal in front of their tents. On the ground are some of the camping items, including packs, an axe, a rifle and a billy can.
Physical Description
Sepia 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, Sustainable Futures, Science & Measurement, Arms
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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, 1893
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Organiser of Expedition
Field Naturalists Club of Victoria, Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1890
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Format
Photograph, 7½ in. x 5½ in., Sepia
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Language
English
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Inscriptions
Caption below the photograph handwritten in black ink on backing board: " Camping Quarters - Trouser's Point, Flinder's Island".
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Classification
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Type of item
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Image Dimensions - Photograph
188 mm (Width), 140 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Camp Sites, Islands, Natural Environment, Natural History, Portraits
