Ben Hall, 1863 / [carte de visite copy photograph] Freeman Brothers, Sydney
Ben Hall, 1863 / [carte de visite copy photograph] Freeman Brothers, Sydney
About this item
Full title
Author / Creator
Date
1863
Call Numbers
P1/693
Record Identifier
Reference Code
Formats
Pictures and Photographs
Physical Description
Contents
1 photograph - image 4.6 x 3.8 cm., on card 10 x 6.3 cm. - carte de visite
Other Descriptions
Level of description
Fonds
Access and use
Copying Conditions
Out of copyright : Created before 1955
Please acknowledge: : Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales
Issue Copy
Digitised
Subjects
More information
Scope and Contents
Contents
Head and shoulders portrait
Alternative Titles
Full title
Ben Hall, 1863 / [carte de visite copy photograph] Freeman Brothers, Sydney
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
Transferred from P1/H (BM)
Digital order no:a128701
Signature / Inscriptions
"Description of Ben Hall / About 28 years of age, 5 feet 9 / inches high, stout build (would / weigh about 13 stone 7 lbs) figure / erect, respectable appearance / light brown wavy hair, short / light beard thick but darker near / his throat and jaws, pleasing / expression of countenance, soft / grey eyes, handsome nose / inclined to be hooked and...
Contextual Information
Source
Purchased from Berkelouw, Catalogue Vol.4 No.3, item 1900, 1963.
Pic.Acc.75
Administrative / Biographical history
Bushranger, Benjamin Hall (1837-1865), was ambushed and shot by the police, near Forbes on 5 May 1865.
Reference: Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol.4, 1851-1890. Carlton, Vic. : Melbourne University Press, 1972.
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
P1/693
Record Identifier
16AJNbQn
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/16AJNbQn
Other Identifiers
Reference code
442170
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