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Photograph - Coastal Landscape, Ceylon, 1928
Reg. No: MM 113665
- Summary:
- One of ninety three images from a photograph album brought to Australia by Archibald Gordon Maclaurin when he migrated in 1928. It includes early photos of his pre-migration trips to France, as well as photos he added once in Australia, including photos sent to him by family in England, and images from his migration journey. This was probably taken on Archie's voyage to Australia.
- Description:
- Black and white silver gelatin photograph.
- Description Of Content:
- Coastal landscape showing a beach with palm trees, boats, huts and rocks.
- Acquisition Information:
- Donation from Mrs Jocelyn Maclaurin, 2004
- Acknowledgement:
- Source: Museum Victoria
| Discipline: | History |
| Dimensions: | 64 mm (Height), 87 mm (Width) |
More information
| Tagged with: | immigration, beaches, boats, canoes, immigrant voyages, photography, coastal landscapes, coastlines, rock formations, huts, palm trees, shipboard travel, migrants, migration settlement, travel tourism, british immigration, brought goods, villages |
| Themes this item is part of: | Archibald Gordon Maclaurin, English Migrant, 1928, Domestic & Community Life Collection, Migration Collection, Transport Collection, Working Life & Trades Collection |
| Primary Classification: | ENVIRONMENTS |
| Secondary Classification: | Coastal |
| Tertiary Classification: | beachscapes |
| Inscriptions: | Printed in grey ink on back of photograph: 'VELOX' [repeated] |
| Format: | Photograph: Black & White |
| Place & Date Depicted: | Ceylon (Sri Lanka), 1928 |
| Creator: | Archibald Maclaurin, circa 1920s-1930s Of Album |
| User: | Archibald Maclaurin, Essendon, Victoria, Australia, 1928-1967 |
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