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
A pair of trousers hanging up to dry at a campsite. The trousers belong to a member of the Field Naturalists Club of Victoria which was on a field trip at Trousers Point, Flinders Island. The trip was part of a scientific expedition to the Furneaux Group of islands in November 1893.
Physical Description
Sepia toned photograph mounted on off-white board in bound album with red cloth cover.
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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 Dec 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, 4 in. x 6 in., Sepia
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Language
English
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Inscriptions
Caption below the photograph handwritten in black ink on backing board: "Emblem of Trousers Point (After the Assault on Mt Strezelecki)"
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Image Dimensions - Photograph
105 mm (Width), 150 mm (Height)
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