Low tide : pearling fleet, Broome, 1910
Scope and Contents
200 x 145 mm. Showing four pearl ships on the sand, with a pier behind them. Broome, on the western side of Dampier Land, at Roebuck Bay, replaced Cossack as the main Australian pearling port in the 1890s. By 1903 Broome supported 300 pearling vessels.
Dates
- Creation: 1910
Creator
- From the File: Greenham and Evans (fl. 1895-1900) (photographers) (Organization)
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Language of Materials
English
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Fair condition, some yellowing.
General
PJ.
Date information
DateText: The date is approximate..
Finding aid date
2002-11-13 14:56:26+00:00
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