Album of overseas views including Farm Cove, Sydney, 1875 and early scene of tennis at Fort Macquari...
Album of overseas views including Farm Cove, Sydney, 1875 and early scene of tennis at Fort Macquarie, 1878; and group portrait
About this item
Full title
Date
ca. 1875-1878 (earliest date taken from Ships on the Australian Station / John Bastock)
Call Numbers
PXA 1370
Record Identifier
Reference Code
Formats
Pictures and Photographs
Physical Description
Contents
1 album (42 photographic prints) - 25.5 x 33.0 cm - albumen
1 photograph - 14.8 x 20.0 cm - albumen
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
Subjects
More information
Scope and Contents
Contents
ALBUM
1. Farm Cove, Sydney, [1875], H.M.S. Alacrity [HMS Conflict], H.M.S. Pearl, and H.M.S. Rosario / [photographed by Freeman Brothers]
2. [Point de Galle - harbour]
3. Point de Galle - harbour
4. Backwall[?] Ceylon
5. Ade[?]
6. Suez Canal
7. Cairo
8. Porte et Mosque de la Cairo / A. Beats
9. Mosque and tomb of Kail Bey...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Album of overseas views including Farm Cove, Sydney, 1875 and early scene of tennis at Fort Macquarie, 1878; and group portrait
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Artists
Notes
General note
Schooner on left of Farm Cove view identified as HMS Conflict and not HMS Alacrity as captioned.
Reference:
Ships on the Australian Station / John Bastock. Frenchs Forest, N.S.W. : Child & Associates, 1988, pp.58-59
Farm Cove view (p.1). Original wet plate photonegative held at Freeman Studio Pty Ltd, Sydney.
Signature / Inscriptions
Scraps on front cover of album
Date note
Dated by cataloger from collection
Description source
Mostly titled from captions below images
Contextual Information
Source
Presented by Mrs M. M. Summerbell, 1969
Pic.Acc.1747
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
PXA 1370
Record Identifier
9arqpMKn
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/9arqpMKn
Other Identifiers
Reference code
152918
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