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The last Tasmanians

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3088C

Scope and Contents

Three prints mounted on thin card and captioned on the reverse. The captions have been recorded as found. These photographs show head and shoulders portraits of some of the last representatives of the Tasmanian Aboriginal people.

Dates

  • Creation: 1866

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

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).

Biographical / Historical

Dr. Charles A. Woolley was a commercial photographer based in Australia. He had a studio at 42 Macquarie Street, Hobart, Tasmania, circa 1860-1870. He photographed the last surviving Tasmanian Aboriginal people for the Melbourne Intercolonial Exhibition of 1866.

Extent

.001 cubic metre(s) (3 images )

Language of Materials

English

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Generally good condition, apart from overall yellowing.

Existence and Location of Copies

This collection is available on microfiche: Australasia, fiche number 75.

Bibliography

For a contemporary study of the Tasmanian Aboriginal people see: Bonwick, James ‘The Last Tasmanians’, Sampson Low: London, 1870.

General

This collection level description was entered by WS using information from the original typescript catalogue.

Originator(s)

Woolley, Charles A, 1834-1922, photographer

Includes index.
Date
2006-08-10 10:23:12+00:00
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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