Trip to Australia and New Zealand 1888-1889
Scope and Contents
An album containing mounted photographs of various sizes, by various photographers, with either handwritten captions or captions on the prints. The captions may include language which is offensive, inaccurate or inappropriate. They have been retained to reflect the context of the collection's creation. The photographs were bought during a tour to Australia and New Zealand, breaking down into geographical units thus: 1-8 Suez Canal and Aden; 9-127 Australia; 128-135 New Zealand; 136-137 Naples; 138 Group portrait of exhibitors, Melbourne 1888.
Dates
- Creation: 1888 - 1889
Conditions Governing Access
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Biographical / Historical
It seems probable that this album represents the private collection of someone (possibly J.F. Butterworth) who had some professional connection with the Melbourne International Exhibition of 1888, since it includes a group photograph of English exhibitors, and as well as general views of the exhibition buildings, pictures entitled 'Moseley's exhibit' (a Northern-based tailor), and 'Interior of Mr. Goodwood's Office', which would seem to imply a somewhat more specialised interest in the proceedings than mere tourism.
Extent
1 album(s) (138 images in 1 album)
Language of Materials
English
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Most prints are in good condition, but with slight fading in from the edges.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Album presented to the Royal Colonial Institute by J.F. Butterworth, April 1919.
Existence and Location of Copies
This collection is available on microfiche: Australasia, fiche numbers 1-3.
General
This item level description was entered by NE and MJC using information from the original typescript catalogue.
Originator(s)
Unknown
- Date
- 2003-06-30 15:22:29+00:00
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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