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John Shaw Neilson [B 8578] • Photograph

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Summary

John Shaw Neilson, photograph copied by J.K. Moir from his negative of another photographer's original. Neilson was a poet born at Penola who became a farmer and roadmender always living in poverty. His technique of poetry was self taught following only two years of official schooling. His friend James Devaney said "he was the poor working man who left us a legacy of endless wealth". John Shaw Neilson was 37 years old in this photograph.

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Physical description

Photograph; 6.7 cm x 11 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1900

Collection

Part of Portrait Collection

Subject

Neilson, John Shaw, 1872-1942

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Digitisation information

Date

15/11/2005

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

1,990 x 3,276 pixels (6.5 MP)

Size

6.55 MB

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