Photograph - 'By the Camp Fire', by A.J. Campbell, Cape Woolamai, Phillip Island, Victoria, Nov 1896

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Summary:: Image taken by A.J. Campbell on a Mutton- Bird Egging trip to Phillip Island in November 1896. 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] This photograph was entered in a competition run by "The Australasian" and was awarded an honarable mention.
Description Of Content:: A night photograph of a group of men by a camp fire. There is a tent in the background.
Acquisition Information:: Transfer from Museum Victoria Natural Science

Discipline:	Technology
Dimensions:	14 mm (Height), 19.5 mm (Width)

Tagged with:	tents, camp sites, camping
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:	By the Camp-Fire. (Hon. Mention 'The Australasian' Competition)
Format:	Photograph: Black & White; See Dimensions
Place & Date Depicted:	Cape Woolamai, Phillip Island, Westernport, Victoria, Australia, Nov 1896
Creator:	Archibald Campbell, Nov 1896