P3548-808 Photographic glass plate negative, expedition, photographer unknown, Sydney Observatory, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1862-1930

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P3548-808 Photographic glass plate negative, expedition, photographer unknown, Sydney Observatory, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1862-1930

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Photographic glass plate negative, expedition, photographer unknown, Sydney Observatory, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1862-1930

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Photographic glass plate negative, expedition, photographer unknown, Sydney Observatory, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1862-1930

A rectangular black and white collodion glass plate negative in landscape format showing two canvas tents set up in a paddock near three round observation buildings. Two of the oberservation buildings have domed roofs while the other has a peaked roof. A wooden fence can be seen in the foreground and bushland in the background. Black ink has been used to block out the sky in the photograph.

Made: 1862 - 1930

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Hand written in ink in the bottom right corner '243'.

Registration number

P3548-808

Production date

1862 - 1930

Height

165 mm

Width

215 mm

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