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File 17: Mosman Bay at dusk, 1937 / photographed by Max Dupain

File 17: Mosman Bay at dusk, 1937 / photographed by Max Dupain

https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/YEGqzZbn

File 17: Mosman Bay at dusk, 1937 / photographed by Max Dupain

About this item

Full title

File 17: Mosman Bay at dusk, 1937 / photographed by Max Dupain

Date

1937

Call Numbers

ON 609/Box 25/no. 411 , PXA 2164/Folder 62/Item 10

Record Identifier

YEGqzZbn

Reference Code

9585900
Physical Description

Contents

1 negative - black & white

1 item textual material - manuscript

Other Descriptions

Level of description

File

Access and use

Copying Conditions

Out of copyright : Created before 1955

Please acknowledge : Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales

Physical Access Conditions

This material is held in cold storage and requires 3 working days notice to retrieve. For access to this collection, enquire with staff in the reading room or enquire online using Ask a Librarian : Only applies to ON 609/Box 25/no. 411

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Scope and Contents

Contents

1 negative of a view of Mosmans Bay at dusk with a long exposure causing a light trail from a ferry.

Alternative Titles

Full title

File 17: Mosman Bay at dusk, 1937 / photographed by Max Dupain

Notes

General note

Image is published on p. 70 of Max Dupain's Australia titled, 'Mosman Bay at dusk' 1937. With the text, "This technique is similar to the one used in 'Sydney Harbour crepuscule', page 35. The scene by day would be comparatively uninteresting but at twilight, when so much detail is subdued and artificial light takes over, an element of romance and m...

Signature / Inscriptions

Additional information on envelope read, "23", "Folio 2", "*", "(in MD's Aust Book 1986)", "Sydney Folio 2/MD Box 2" and "'98".
Additional information on glassine bag read, "Mosman Bay 1937".
Additional information on paper bag in envelope read, "A3 size 50mb".
Technical information on glassine bag located at PXA 2164/Folder 62/Item 10.

Date note

Dated from glassine bag housing negative.

Description source

Titled from original envelope housing negative.

Identifiers

Primary Identifiers

Call Numbers

ON 609/Box 25/no. 411 , PXA 2164/Folder 62/Item 10

Record Identifier

YEGqzZbn

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/YEGqzZbn

Other Identifiers

Reference code

9585900

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