The Pioneer gunboat, A.S.N. Co. dock, 1863 / photographed by H.A. Severn
The Pioneer gunboat, A.S.N. Co. dock, 1863 / photographed by H.A. Severn
About this item
Full title
Author / Creator
Date
1863
Call Numbers
SHIPS FILE/62
Record Identifier
Reference Code
Formats
Pictures and Photographs
Physical Description
Contents
1 photographic print - 6.8 x 8.1 cm on mount 8.5 x 9 cm - albumen
Other Descriptions
Level of description
Fonds
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Scope and Contents
Contents
The photograph appears to be the left hand image of a stereograph
Alternative Titles
Full title
The Pioneer gunboat, A.S.N. Co. dock, 1863 / photographed by H.A. Severn
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
The gunboat `Pioneer' was built for the New Zealand Government by the Australasian Steam Navigation Company at Pyrmont, Sydney.
Reference:
THE A. S. N. COMPANY'S WORKS AT PYRMONT. (1864, July 5). The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser (NSW : 1843 - 1893), p. 2. (accessed October 15, 2014, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article18695973...
Signature / Inscriptions
Inscribed in ink on reverse “The Pioneer gun boat for New Zealand. Built at A.S.N. Co.’s Dock in 1863 by W. Macarthur. Photographed by H.A. Severn at one time connected with Sydney Mint”
Contextual Information
Source
Presented by Wolton?, 10 December 1946
Administrative / Biographical history
In 1854, painter, professional photographer and printmaker Henry Augustus Severn arrived in Sydney, having been appointed a clerk at the Sydney Mint.
Reference:
Design and Art Australia Online (DAAO). http://www.daao.org.au/ (accessed October 15, 2014)
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
SHIPS FILE/62
Record Identifier
1JkmJAQY
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/1JkmJAQY
Other Identifiers
Reference code
1248671
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