Encampment Ground, Loftus Heights, 1888
Scope and Contents
275 x 220 mm. A view of high, cleared ground, with wooden houses in the distance and some tents nearer the camera. With two figures and a pony and cart. From the album introduction;
'Part of the high lands have been cleared of the dead timber and undergrowth and all but the most ornamental trees, and a large open space afforded, whereon military encampments and reviews can be held. About 600 acres of the cleared lands have been sown with English grasses'.
Dates
- Creation: 1888
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Language of Materials
English
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Fair condition, fading in from edges, and slight overall fading.
General
SG.
Finding aid date
2003-07-22 15:12:12+00:00
Repository Details
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