Settlement of Port Arthur (Penal Settlement), Past and Present, / Photographed by Anson Bros., Welli...
Settlement of Port Arthur (Penal Settlement), Past and Present, / Photographed by Anson Bros., Welli...
Settlement of Port Arthur (Penal Settlement), Past and Present, / Photographed by Anson Bros., Wellington Bridge, Hobart
About this item
Full title
Author / Creator
Date
ca. 1871-1891
Call Numbers
PXD 512
Record Identifier
Reference Code
Formats
Pictures and Photographs
Physical Description
Contents
1 album (12 photoprints) - 36.2 x 48.6 cm. - albumen
Other Descriptions
Level of description
Fonds
Access and use
Copying Conditions
Out of copyright : Created before 1955
Subjects
More information
Scope and Contents
Contents
1. Port Arthur, from Dead Island
2. Port Arthur in 1888
3. Port Arthur During Convict Occupation
4. Penitentiary, Port Arthur, during Convict Occupation
5. Interior Penitentiary.
6. Hall, Model Prison, Port Arthur
7. Chapel, Model Prison
8. General View, Model Prison, Port Arthur
9. Invalid Depot and Lunatic Asylum.
10....
Alternative Titles
Full title
Settlement of Port Arthur (Penal Settlement), Past and Present, / Photographed by Anson Bros., Wellington Bridge, Hobart
Variant title
Gilt text on red front cover, "Port Arthur / Past & Present"
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
Digital order no:Album ID : 1287054...
Signature / Inscriptions
Title and photographer's details are taken from printed text on title page.
Date note
One photograph dated 1888.
The earliest date is that of the Penitentiary (no. 4) by A. H. Boyd, Camp Commandant 1871-1874 (see view in 'Views in Tasmania', vol. 2, page 10 filed at PXD 511)
Conservation note
Fumigated in 1985
Description source
Titled printed in red text on mount beneath each photograph
Contextual Information
Source
Transfer from Mitchell Library Printed Books F986.3/A, December 1984
Administrative / Biographical history
J.W. Beattie was employed at Anson Brothers, 1882-1891. In 1891, Beattie purchased the studio and its stock, later printing under his own name.
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
PXD 512
Record Identifier
npAdkrX1
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/npAdkrX1
Other Identifiers
Reference code
411463
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