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Item MM 39912 Glass Negative - Boy Holding Snake, Australia, Jan 1911

Summary

Black and white glass negative depicting a boy holding a snake. Image taken by Hugh Conran, January 1911.

This item forms part of a collection of over 400 lantern slides, glass and photographic negatives created by WWI veteran and amateur photographer Hugh Marcel Conran. Items within this collection illustrate everyday rural and domestic life in Australia circa 1910 - 1920.

Description of Content

A man holding a snake.

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Collection Names

Hugh Conran Collection
Collecting Areas

Images & Image Making, Sustainable Futures
Acquisition Information

Donation from Unknown, Before 22 Mar 1995
Place & Date Depicted

Australia, 18 Jan 1911
Format

Photograph, glass base, Glass Negative, Black & White
Classification

Agriculture & rural life
Category

History & Technology
Discipline

Technology
Type of item

Image
Keywords

Portraits, Snakes

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Item MM 39912 Glass Negative - Boy Holding Snake, Australia, Jan 1911

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