Unidentified male portrait and copy print of engraving of the Burke & Wills Exploring Party, ca. 186...
Unidentified male portrait and copy print of engraving of the Burke & Wills Exploring Party, ca. 1862-1935
About this item
Full title
Author / Creator
Date
ca. 1862 - 1935
Call Numbers
SLIDES 37 , SV*/Exp/3
Record Identifier
Reference Code
Formats
Pictures and Photographs
Physical Description
Contents
1 print - on mount 25.4 x 31.7 cm
1 slide - 8 x 8 cm - lantern
Other Descriptions
Level of description
Fonds
Access and use
Copying Conditions
Out of copyright : Created before 1955
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Physical Access Conditions
Access to this pictures collection via appointment only. Please submit your request through Ask a Librarian : Applies to SLIDES 37
Subjects
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Scope and Contents
Contents
SLIDES 37
Lantern slide of unidentified portrait
SV* / Exp / 3
Copy print of wood engraving of the burial of Mr Burke by Mr Howitt's party. Unsigned. Dated '1862' at lower left corner within engraving. Titled 'Burke & Wills Exploring Party' in pencil at lower centre on mount. Additional title 'The burial of Mr Burke by Mr Howitt's pa...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Unidentified male portrait and copy print of engraving of the Burke & Wills Exploring Party, ca. 1862-1935
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
Pic.Acc. Upgrade Project - Information transferred from Pic.Acc.3865 as part of the eRecords Project 2011-2012
Signature / Inscriptions
Walter Lewis, Maker, Strathfield -- label pasted on lantern slide
Date note
Slide dated from costume and format - Curator of Photographs
Conservation note
Lantern slide is cracked along the top
Copy print of Burke's burial torn at left and right-hand corners
Contextual Information
Source
Presented by Colonel A.W. Ralston, February 1969
Administrative / Biographical history
Lieutenant-Colonel Alexander Windeyer Ralston, 1885-1971, soldier and barrister, was the son of A. G. Ralston. He served in World War 1914-1919 in New Guinea, Gallipoli, Egypt and France and was awarded the D.S.O., 1917 and C.M.G., in 1918. He married Florence Mary Currie in 1927. His brother, Edward G. Ralston served in the Australian Light Horse<...
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
SLIDES 37 , SV*/Exp/3
Record Identifier
9NaAmpjY
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/9NaAmpjY
Other Identifiers
Reference code
916104
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