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Francis James Gillen [B 4753] • Photograph

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Summary

[General description] Portrait of Francis James Gillen, seated. He is short haired and clean shaven. He was a Public Servant and amateur ethnologist, appointed in 1892 as Alice Springs post and telegraph station master where he was also Special Magistrate and Sub-protector of Aborigines. He had a particular interest in the Aboriginal people and vigorously defended their rights. He collaborated with anthropologist Sir Baldwin Spencer on field trips and in publications.

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Physical description

Photograph; 13.7 cm x 8.7 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1873

Collection

Part of Portrait Collection

Subject

Gillen, F. J. (Francis James), 1855-1912
Postal service -- Northern Territory -- Alice Springs

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Digitisation information

Date

09/06/2005

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

1,980 x 3,222 pixels (6.4 MP)

Size

6.40 MB

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