Photograph - 'At the Filters', by A.J. Campbell, Lower Ferntree Gully, Victoria, 1905

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Summary:: Image taken by A.J. Campbell on a friends and family Christmas camping trip to Ferntree Gully in 1905. The image is part of a Photograph album containing 181 black and white and sepia toned photographs taken by A.J. Campbell, ornithologist, during field trips to various parts of Australia. One of two albums covering these trips [see also HT 15824].
Description Of Content:: Three water-filters are suspended from a branch attached to a couple of trees. One man leans against a tree drinking from a mug while another, wearing a white apron and presumably the cook, appears to be filling a tin or, possibly, a water bag.
Acquisition Information:: Transfer from Museum Victoria Natural Science

Discipline:	Technology
Dimensions:	103 mm (Height), 150 mm (Width)

Tagged with:	camp sites, filters, water bags
Themes this item is part of:	A.J. Campbell Collection, Archibald James Campbell, Naturalist (1853-1929), Science & Measurement Collection, Sustainable Futures Collection
Primary Classification:	NATURAL SCIENCES
Secondary Classification:	Field Naturalists
Tertiary Classification:	campsites
Original Caption:	At the Filters.
Format:	Photograph: Black & White; See Dimensions
Place & Date Depicted:	Ferntree Gully, Victoria, Australia, 1905
Creator:	Archibald Campbell, 1905