Scope and Contents
An album, with printed title page, containing matt black and white prints, mounted back to back without borders, measuring 347 x 274 mm, and showing scenes in Sydney and around the countryside of New South Wales. Prints either captioned on negative or with captions stuck on. A letter from the Agent-General for New South Wales stuck into the front of the album states 'Forwarded for the acceptance of Sir C. Prestwood Lucas, K.C.B., Assistant Under Secretary of State for the Colonies, by Mr. T.A. Coghlan, Agent-General for New South Wales in the name and on behalf of the Hon. Sir J.H. Carruthers, K.C.M.G., Executive Commissioner for New South Wales to the Franco-British Exhibition, 1908'. Photographer, or photographers, unknown.
Dates
- Creation: 1908
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
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Biographical / Historical
Printed by W.A. Gullick, government printer, Sydney.
Extent
1 album(s) (72 images in 1 album)
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Presented to the Royal Empire Society by the Executors of the late Sir Charles Lucas, K.C.B., K.C.M.G., May 1931.
Existence and Location of Copies
This collection is available on microfiche: Australasia, fiche numbers 45-48.
General
This collection level description was entered by KS using information from the original typescript catalogue.
Originator(s)
Gullick, W A, fl 1908, government printer
Geographic
- Date
- 2003-07-01 16:34:09+00:00
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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