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Photograph - Government Building, Malta, circa 1870
Reg. No: MM 108973
- Summary:
- One of seventy six photographs in a photograph album. Twenty-three photographs are of the Melbourne International Exhibition of 1880. The other forty-nine photographs are from 'Frith's Series'. These large-format images were taken by British photographer Francis Frith or members of his staff, of Gibraltar, and villages and towns in Britain.
- Description:
- Albumen photograph mounted on buff-coloured card in red, cloth-covered, photograph album with decorative gold tooled border and gold tooled lettering in centre of front cover.
- Description Of Content:
- View of soldiers standing outside a building in Malta. The building is possibly the Auberge D?Italie in Valetta, designed by architect Gerrallomo Cassar, who commonly used Quions appearing on the corners of the building. Photograph by Francis Frith, circa 1870.
- Acknowledgement:
- Source: Museum Victoria
| Discipline: | History |
| Dimensions: | 158 mm (Height), 210 mm (Width) |
| Dimension Comment: | Dimensions of photograph only |
More information
| Tagged with: | art, public institutions, photography, townships, photographic studios, forts |
| Themes this item is part of: | Images & Image Making Collection, Leisure Collection, Royal Exhibition Building Collection |
| Primary Classification: | MILITARY HISTORY |
| Secondary Classification: | Fortifications |
| Tertiary Classification: | (to be classified) |
| Inscriptions: | Written inside the front cover of album: 'W.W.Scott/ c/o Horticultural Press/ 78A Victoria Street/ Melbourne C1/ Box 1944/ Phone F2656/ [illegible]; Sold by G.W.Harris, Donolly Victoria.' |
| Format: | Photograph: Monochrome |
| Place & Date Depicted: | Malta, circa 1870 |
| Photographer: | Francis Frith, England |
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