[Photographs for the novel `The bride of a savage or Thirty years captivity amongst the blacks : an...
[Photographs for the novel `The bride of a savage or Thirty years captivity amongst the blacks : an...
[Photographs for the novel `The bride of a savage or Thirty years captivity amongst the blacks : an Australian aboriginal romance' by Chas. F. Sievwright, after 1904?]/ photographed by Henry James Edgar Staines
About this item
Full title
Date
ca. 1890-1900
Call Numbers
PXA 413
Record Identifier
Reference Code
Formats
Pictures and Photographs
Physical Description
Contents
Photographs - image 9 x 5.5 cm.-15 x 20.5 cm. on mounts 18.5 x 23.5 cm. - 23 silver gelatin printing-out paper photoprints, 8 halftone photomechanical prints, 1 albumen photoprint
Other Descriptions
Level of description
Fonds
Access and use
Copying Conditions
Copyright restrictions may apply
Issue Copy
Digitised
Subjects
More information
Scope and Contents
Contents
1. My Mirambeen
2. Chas F Sievwright in Northern Australia amongst the sword palms
3. Chas F Sievwright, Northern Australia, tent life and writing the story
4-5. Specimens of the splendid physique of the native `blackfellows' ... ; ... war dance ...
6. Northern Queensland, gin carrying picaninny
7-8. Wild North Queensland gin ; Thi...
Alternative Titles
Full title
[Photographs for the novel `The bride of a savage or Thirty years captivity amongst the blacks : an Australian aboriginal romance' by Chas. F. Sievwright, after 1904?]/ photographed by Henry James Edgar Staines
Notes
General note
Two draft copies of the novel by Chas F. Sievwright are held at Location number: ML MSS 5256 Mitchell Library
Signature / Inscriptions
Some are titled, lower edge
All have captions on reverse
Description source
Photographer identified by Bruce R Allen, great great grandson of photographer IRN 187095 07/05/2014
Contextual Information
Source
Presented 1990
Pic.Acc.6908
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
PXA 413
Record Identifier
1kVR0GRn
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/1kVR0GRn
Other Identifiers
Reference code
52457
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