Summary
One of thirteen reproduced black and white photographs of early Melbourne taken by Walter Bentley Woodbury (1834-1885), purchased from The Royal Photographic Society in Bath, England.
Walter Woodbury was an inventor and pioneering English photographer who was one of the earliest practioners of the wet-plate (or collodian) process in Australia. Woodbury was active in Melbourne from 1852-1857.
Description of Content
View of Melbourne city buildings showing Spring Street in the foreground.
Physical Description
Black and white silver gelatin photograph.
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Acquisition Information
Purchase
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Place & Date Depicted
Spring Street, Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1853-1855
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Printer
Royal Photographic Society, Milsom Street, Bath, Somerset, England, Great Britain
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Photographer
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Date Printed
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Format
Photograph, Black & White
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Inscriptions
Hand written in blue ink on a peach label attached to previous plastic sleeve housing: '4' Printed in blue ink on a label attached to back of photograph: 'RPS / The Royal Photographic Society / The Octagon, Milsom Street / Bath, England BA1 1DN / Telephone (0225) 62841 / VAT Reg. No. 242 4122 07' Hand written in grey pencil on back of photograph: '4 / 11728 / WOODBURY A-H 8 Consecutive / Views, Melbourne / D / 43049'
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Overall Dimensions
184 mm (Width), 197 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Billiards, Buildings, Cafés, Cities, Cityscapes, Coal, Fences, Roads, Signage, Streetscapes