Photographs of The Burns Boys and the bark mill machinery by which they lost their arms, at Portland
Photographs of The Burns Boys and the bark mill machinery by which they lost their arms, at Portland
Photographs of The Burns Boys and the bark mill machinery by which they lost their arms, at Portland
About this item
Full title
Author / Creator
Date
after April 1874
Call Numbers
SPF/3782 SPF/3783
Record Identifier
Reference Code
Language
English
Formats
Pictures and Photographs
Physical Description
Contents
2 photographic prints - 11 x 7 cm - carte de visite
Other Descriptions
Level of description
Fonds
Access and use
Copying Conditions
Out of copyright
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Subjects
More information
Scope and Contents
Contents
2 photographic prints in carte de visite format related to John and Thomas Burns and the accident on 21 April 1874 involving bark mill machinery in Portland which resulted in a quadruple amputation of their arms.
SPF/3782
Studio portrait of the two boys following their amputation.
SPF/3783
The bark mill machinery with a summary...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Photographs of The Burns Boys and the bark mill machinery by which they lost their arms, at Portland
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
There is some discrepency regarding the age of the boys and the date the accident occurred between information on verso of the carte de visite and what was published in newspapers within a week of the event.
Signature / Inscriptions
Recto of portrait inscribed "A.M. copyright restricted". Recto of print of machinery inscribed "C.R." in lower left corner.
Description source
Title taken from verso of studio portrait.
Contextual Information
Source
Purchased from Douglas Stewart Fine Books, December 2023
Administrative / Biographical history
Aimé Marchand, sometimes incorrectly referred to as Annie Marchand and attributed as a female photographer, was a male photographer who began work in Tarnagulla, Victoria, prior to 1866 as an assistant to A.B. Clay. In August 1866, Clay published a public notice against Marchand for allegedly circulating unauthorised copies of Clay's photographs of...
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
SPF/3782 SPF/3783
Record Identifier
n88GKjBn
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/n88GKjBn
Other Identifiers
Reference code
9680023
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