[Five photographs of Bathurst, ca. 1870] / by William Nelson
[Five photographs of Bathurst, ca. 1870] / by William Nelson
About this item
Full title
Author / Creator
Date
ca. 1870
Call Numbers
PXB 443
Record Identifier
Reference Code
Formats
Pictures and Photographs
Physical Description
Contents
Photographs - 7.8 x 15.8 cm. mounted on cards 8.2 x 17.3 cm. - printed in a panoramic format on stereoscopic mounts - 5 albumen print photographs
Other Descriptions
Level of description
Fonds
Subjects
More information
Scope and Contents
Contents
1. [Unknown hotel]
2. [Commercial Bank of Sydney, previously the Union Bank]
3. Durack's Family Hotel
4. Methodist Church, William St
5. St Michael & St John Catholic Church
Alternative Titles
Full title
[Five photographs of Bathurst, ca. 1870] / by William Nelson
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
No 2 titled from PXA 4999 Box 53 No 149; nos 3-5 titled in pencil on reverse in later hand
"W. Nelson, Photographic Artist, Bathurst" printed on reverse of each mount
No.4 shows the Methodist Church before major alterations between 1874 and 1876 when the entrance was reconstructed and a spire added
Contextual Information
Source
Purchased July 2006
Administrative / Biographical history
William Nelson is listed as having a studio in William Street, Bathurst, 1868-1871 -- Reference: The mechanical eye in Australia : photography 1841-1900 / Alan Davies & Peter Stanbury ; with assistance from Con Tanre. Melbourne : Oxford University Press, 1985
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
PXB 443
Record Identifier
n7oVmj3n
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/n7oVmj3n
Other Identifiers
Reference code
455675
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