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 November 1893.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
Indigenous islanders mutton-birding on Chappell Island, Bass Strait. The group - men, women and children - are standing in front of several huge granite boulders. One of the men in the front row is holding a dog.
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
Sustainable Futures, Childhood, Images & Image Making, Migration & Cultural Diversity, Science & Measurement
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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, 5" x 4", Sepia
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Language
English
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Inscriptions
Caption below the photograph handwritten in black ink on backing board: " Group Half-caste Islanders Mutton-birding Chappell Island".
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Classification
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Type of item
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Image Dimensions - Photograph
135 mm (Width), 108 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Aboriginal People, Islands, Natural Environment, Natural History
