Photographic views: Queensland

This material is held atRoyal Commonwealth Society Library

  • Reference
    • GB 115 RCS/Y3085E
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1860-1886
  • Language of Material
    • English .
  • Physical Description
    • 62 item(s) 62 images

Scope and Content

Commercially produced album with printed title page giving picture captions. Prints are mainly 260 x 200 mm; most are of Brisbane. Photographer unknown, probably by various hands. Plate 4 is captioned on print: 'S. Lomer and Co.'.

Access Information

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Acquisition Information

Presented to the Royal Colonial Institute by the Government of Queensland, May 1889.

Note

Includes index.

Other Finding Aids

A catalogue of the collection can be found on ArchiveSearch.

Alternative Form Available

This collection is available on microfiche: Australasia, fiche number 18-20.

Physical Characteristics and/or Technical Requirements

the album has suffered considerable dirt and water damage, badly marking some prints, and in several cases sticking pages together. The prints on these pages are beyond salvage.

Related Material

In all probability, these photographs are those exhibited as No. 19 of class 5 at the Colonial and Indian Exhibition 1886 in 'Lomar, A. (sic) and Co., Brisbane 'Views of Brisbane and District', copy of album held at FCO.

Additional Information

This item level description was entered by NE and MJC using information from the original typescript catalogue.

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