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Talbot, H W B, fl. 1900-1920

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: fl. 1900 - 1920

Biography

H.W.B. Talbot was employed by the Geological Survey of Western Australia and took photographs in the course of this work. From 1902 to 1911 Talbot took part in a topographic survey and from 1911 to 1920 he worked as a geologist.

Sources:

Typescript copy of 'Index to Photographers'.

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

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Native paintings in gorge near Trig Hill, 1908 - 1909

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3081A/2
Scope and Contents

122 x 91 mm. A view showing Aboriginal Australian designs on a rock face in the Nabberu District. Photograph by H.W.B. Talbot. Negative No. 430.

Dates: 1908 - 1909
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Potholes at Nardabunna rock hole, 1908 - 1909

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3081A/76
Scope and Contents

120 x 92 mm. A view showing the entrance to potholes in a fault ina rock formation. In the foreground is a seated figure (partially inside the entrance to a pothole) with a large plate camera on the ground beside him. Photograph by H.W.B. Talbot. Negative No. 568.

Dates: 1908 - 1909
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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View of gorge on Elvire River (tributary of Ord River), Kimberley Stock Route Survey, 1908 - 1909

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3081A/78
Scope and Contents

121 x 90 mm. A view showing a pool in the gorge with Aboriginal Australians holding fishing rods on the bank. Photograph by H.W.B Talbot. Negative No. 584.

Dates: 1908 - 1909
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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View of Illagi (Murgurra) Pool, Nabberu District, 1908

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3081A/1
Scope and Contents

122 x 94 mm. A view looking across a tree-lined pool on the Kimberley stock route. Photograph by H.W.B. Talbot. Negative No. 422.

Dates: 1908
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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View of Rock Hole 28 miles from Mount Brophy, Kimberley Stock Route Survey, 1908 - 1909

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3081A/77
Scope and Contents

123 x 94 mm. A view showing the entrance to the Rock Hole (filled with water), with a man and two tethered camels in the foreground. Photograph by H.W.B. Talbot. Negative No. 577.

Dates: 1908 - 1909
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).

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