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The Director, Botanic Gardens, Sydney, in this office, 1901

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3086S/1

Scope and Contents

202 x 154 mm. A view of the director, a bearded man, sitting at his desk in his office. The office walls are lined with bookshelves and maps. On the reverse of the print is written '3/01'. If these figures refer to the date of the photograph, the director pictured here would be Joseph Henry Maiden (1859-1925). Maiden was director of the Gardens from 1896-1924, and was the world authority on the Australian species of the Eucalyptus, as well as producing a prodigious variety of other published work.

Dates

  • Creation: 1901

Conditions Governing Access

From the Fonds:

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Language of Materials

English

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Good condition, apart from some minor bends in the paper.

General

SG.

Finding aid date

2003-07-31 11:49:24+00:00

Includes index.

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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