Summary
One of seventy six photographs in a photograph album. Twenty-three photographs are of the Melbourne International Exhibition of 1880. The other forty-nine photographs are from 'Frith's Series'. These large-format images were taken by British photographer Francis Frith or members of his staff, of Gibraltar, and villages and towns in Britain.
Description of Content
Photograph of a rotunda in the main street of Dunster, England with a Castle in the distance. The rutunder was previoulsy used to house a local yarn market. Three men can be seen on the left standing around a horse and cart whilst another three men are standing to the right in front of a building called 'GENERAL WAREHOUSE'. Photograph taken by Francis Frith, circa 1870.
Physical Description
Albumen photograph mounted on buff-coloured card in red, cloth-covered, photograph album with decorative gold tooled border and gold tooled lettering in centre of front cover.
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Acquisition Information
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Format
Photograph, Monochrome
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Inscriptions
Written inside the front cover of album: 'W.W.Scott/ c/o Horticultural Press/ 78A Victoria Street/ Melbourne C1/ Box 1944/ Phone F2656/ [illegible]; Sold by G.W.Harris, Donolly Victoria.' Embossed on photograph at bottom left corner: 'FRITH'S/SERIES' Printed on photograph at bottom edge: '5982 . DUNSTER'
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Image Dimensions - Photograph
210 mm (Width), 158 mm (Height)
Dimensions of photograph only
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Image Dimensions - Photograph
273 mm (Width), 214 mm (Height)
Overall dimensions of album [portrait orientation]
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Keywords
Castles, Horsedrawn Vehicles, Photographic Studios, Photography, Rotundas, Streetscapes, Townships
