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Visit of the American Fleet to Sydney, August 1908 / photographs by the New South Wales Government Printing Office

About this item

Full title

Visit of the American Fleet to Sydney, August 1908 / photographs by the New South Wales Government Printing Office

Date

20 August 1908-27 August 1908

Call Numbers

PXD 540

Record Identifier

1wN2aw2n

Reference Code

825594

Formats

Physical Description

Contents

7 albums - 21 panoramic photographs, hinged into 1 album and folded ; 27.8 x 35.5 cm. (vols. 1-6); 15.5-35.5 x 50-132 cm. (vol. 7) - 273 photographic prints mounted on boards in 6 albums

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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

Subjects

Subjects and topics

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Scope and Contents

Contents

VOLUME 1
1-3. Arrival of the Fleet [entering Sydney Heads]
4-10. Arrival of the Fleet [in Sydney Harbour]
11-14 The Fleet at anchor
15. View from Bradley's Head
16-17. Portion of the Fleet from Athol Gardens
18. Portion of the Fleet from Athol Bight
19. A glimpse [of the Fleet] on Sydney Harbour
20-21. The harbour after the...

Alternative Titles

Full title

Visit of the American Fleet to Sydney, August 1908 / photographs by the New South Wales Government Printing Office

Authors, Artists and Contributors
Notes

General note

Prints show a pink tinge in the highlights characteristic of original Nikko bromide printing paper -- Mitchell Library Curator of Photographs, July 2008

Binding gilt stamped inside rear cover 'Jan. 1921' -- vol. 7

Signature / Inscriptions

Ex libris with printed text 'presented to the Mitchell Library, Sydney by', inscribed : The photos were [presented to the Mitchell Library, Sydney by] Mr W. A. Gullick, Government Printer -- inside cover, vol. 6

Alphanumeric designations

Transferred from Mitchell Library Printed Books F 981.1/N, July 2008
f.1 of vols. 1-6 numbered 73359-73362 respectively

Contextual Information

Source

Presented by Mr W. A. Gullick, Government Printer

Identifiers

Primary Identifiers

Call Numbers

PXD 540

Record Identifier

1wN2aw2n

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Reference code

825594

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