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Photograph - Field Naturalists' Club of Victoria Scientific Expedition, Kent Group Islands, 1890
Reg. No: MM 91498
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- Summary:
- One of sixty-nine black and white and sepia photographs in a bound album [six of which are loose] taken by A J Campbell during a Field Naturalists' Club of Victoria expedition to Kent Group of islands, Bass Strait in 1890. The album also includes a map of Kent Group in the inside front cover and numerous contemporary newspaper clippings relating to the expedition.
- Description:
- Black and white photograph mounted on off-white board in bound album with red cloth cover.
- Description Of Content:
- The Field Naturalists Club of Victoria campsite on Deal Island, Bass Strait. Pictured are four members of the club: two men are in front of the three tents and the other two men are to the right near the camp fire. The campsite is at the foot of a low cliff with sparse vegetation. Photograph taken by Archibald J. Campbell during a scientific expedition by the Club to the Kent Group islands in 1890.
- Acquisition Information:
- Transfer from Museum Victoria Museum Archive, 2006
| Discipline: | Technology |
| Dimensions: | 105 mm (Height), 145 mm (Width) |
More information
| Tagged with: | camp fires, camp sites, islands, landscape photography, landscapes, natural environment, natural history, rural landscapes, tents |
| Themes this item is part of: | Field Naturalist Trip to the Furneaux Group, Part Three, Cape Barren Island, 1890, The Field Naturalist's Club of Victoria Expedition to Kent Group, 1890, Field Naturalist Trip to the Furneaux Group, Part One, circa 1890, Field Naturalist Trip to the Furneaux Group, Part Two, Babel Islands, 1890, The Field Naturalist's Visit to Kent Group, 1890, Field Naturalist Trip to the Furneaux Group (Part Four) - Chappell Island, 1890, Field Naturalist Trip to the Furneaux Group (Part Five) - Conclusion, 1890, Archibald James Campbell, Naturalist (1853-1929), A.J. Campbell Collection, Images & Image Making Collection, Leisure Collection, Sustainable Futures Collection, Field Naturalists Club of Victoria |
| Primary Classification: | NATURAL SCIENCES |
| Secondary Classification: | Field Naturalists |
| Tertiary Classification: | expeditions |
| Original Caption: | Camp Quarters, looking northwards |
| Inscriptions: | Printed in black ink in caption at foot of the page: " 11. Camp Quarters, looking northwards." |
| Organisations Depicted: | Field Naturalists' Club of Victoria |
| Format: | Photograph: Sepia; 5½ in. x 4 in. |
| Place & Date Depicted: | Green Island, Furneaux Island Group, Bass Strait, Tasmania, Australia, 1890 |
| Photographer: | Archibald Campbell, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1890 Information ascertained from newspaper reports of the day contained with the photographs in the album. |
| Organiser of Expedition: | Field Naturalists Club of Victoria, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1890 |
Themes
This item is part of the following themes:
- Field Naturalist Trip to the Furneaux Group, Part Three, Cape Barren Island, 1890
- The Field Naturalist's Club of Victoria Expedition to Kent Group, 1890
- Field Naturalist Trip to the Furneaux Group, Part One, circa 1890
- Field Naturalist Trip to the Furneaux Group, Part Two, Babel Islands, 1890
- The Field Naturalist's Visit to Kent Group, 1890
- Field Naturalist Trip to the Furneaux Group (Part Four) - Chappell Island, 1890
- Field Naturalist Trip to the Furneaux Group (Part Five) - Conclusion, 1890
- Archibald James Campbell, Naturalist (1853-1929)
- A.J. Campbell Collection
- Images & Image Making Collection
- Leisure Collection
- Sustainable Futures Collection
- Field Naturalists Club of Victoria
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