Summary
One of sixty-nine black and white and sepia toned photographs in a bound album [six of which are loose] taken by A J Campbell during a Field Naturalists' Club of Victoria scientific expedition to the Furneaux Group of islands, Bass Strait, in November1893.The album also includes a map of the Kent Group of islands 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 fishing at Trousers Point [Boat Harbour Beach], Flinders Island, during the Club's scientific expedition to the Furneaux Group of islands in November 1893. There are two men fishing with nets near the foreshore. Another two men are in a row boat at left a little out to sea. In the distance are the peaks of Strezelecki Mountain.
Physical Description
Sepia toned 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, Leisure
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Acquisition Information
Transfer from Museum Archive, Museum Victoria, 13/12/2006
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Place & Date Depicted
Green Island, Furneaux Island Group, Bass Strait, Tasmania, Australia, 1893
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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, 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 handwritten in black ink on backing board: "Fishing - Trouser's Boat Harbor"
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Classification
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Image Dimensions - Photograph
140 mm (Width), 100 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Fishing, Fishing Nets, Islands, Mountains, Natural Environment, Natural History, Oceans
