Leonard Clarke Webster photographs of Coolgardie, Western Australia; album of botanical specimens, c...
Leonard Clarke Webster photographs of Coolgardie, Western Australia; album of botanical specimens, ca. 1894-ca. 1902
About this item
Full title
Author / Creator
Date
ca. 1894-ca. 1902
Call Numbers
PXE 1305/Box 1 , PXE 1305/Box 2 , PXE 1305/Box 3 , PXE 1305/Box 4
Record Identifier
Reference Code
Formats
Pictures, Photographs and Objects
Physical Description
Contents
Approx. 120 loose photographs (mainly albumen) - 24 x 29.5 cm and smaller
1 album ( 112 albumen photographs) - 35.5 x 27.5 cm
100 copy prints - 16.5 x 21.5 cm
1 album (plant specimens) - 34 x 25.5 cm
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
Physical Access Conditions
Access to this pictures collection via appointment only. Please submit your request through Ask a Librarian : Applies to Box 4 only
Subjects
More information
Scope and Contents
Contents
Boxes 1-2
Photographs of the township of Coolgardie and surrounding district, hotels, banks, stores, gold mines, gold prospectors and miners, camps, the Gold Escort, Aboriginal Australians.
Box 3
Copy prints of Coolgardie views together with views of Webster's travels in Australia and overseas.
Box 4
Album of specimens of We...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Leonard Clarke Webster photographs of Coolgardie, Western Australia; album of botanical specimens, ca. 1894-ca. 1902
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
Conservation note
Torn and bent corners; albums' pages are brittle
Description source
Information transferred from pictures accessions register as part of the eRecords Project, 2010-2011
Contextual Information
Source
Presented by Mrs Barabara Lowe
Pic.Acc.6124
Administrative / Biographical history
Leonard Clarke Webster (1870-1942) commenced work as a pharmacist. By ca. 1900 he was living in the Kalgoorlie area, W.A. Between 1903 and 1938, he sold plant and reptile specimens to the British Museum and the Australian Museum. Later he qualified as a doctor (Edinburgh 1906) and practised medicine in Tasmania and New South Wales.
Coolgardi...
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
PXE 1305/Box 1 , PXE 1305/Box 2 , PXE 1305/Box 3 , PXE 1305/Box 4
Record Identifier
nvg8lAM1
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/nvg8lAM1
Other Identifiers
Reference code
905008
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