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Carte de Visite - House Exterior, Australia, 1854-1890
Reg. No: MM 043494
- Summary:
- One of thirty nine cartes de visite from the Harvie Collection.
- Description:
- Carte de visite featuring an albumen photograph on cream card with brown text.
- Description Of Content:
- Residential building surrounded by bushland. A corrugated iron water tank is shown beside the house.
- Acquisition Information:
- Donation from Miss E. Harvie, 1982
- Acknowledgement:
- Source: Museum Victoria
| Discipline: | History |
| Dimensions: | 63 mm (Height), 103 mm (Width) |
More information
| Tagged with: | houses, domestic life, trees, ferns, water tanks, backyards, bushland, residences, cartes de visites |
| Themes this item is part of: | Domestic & Community Life Collection, Images & Image Making Collection |
| Primary Classification: | DOMESTIC LIFE |
| Secondary Classification: | Residential Buildings |
| Tertiary Classification: | backyards |
| Inscriptions: | Hand written in grey pencil on back of card: '33256 / 153' Printed in brown ink on front of card: 'CAREFULLY PRESERVED' Printed in brown ink on back of card: 'JOHNSTONE. O'SHANNESSY & CO, 250&252 GEORGES ST, SYDNEY.' |
| Format: | Photograph: Black & White; Carte de Visite |
| Place & Date Depicted: | Australia, 1854-1890 |
| Photographer: | Johnstone O'Shannessy & Co, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
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