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Melbourne Wharf with big crane [PRG 1373/34/15] • Photograph

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Summary

View of a big crane on a Melbourne wharf in the 1880's.

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Physical description

Photograph; 19.7 cm x 13 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1880

Collection

Part of A.D. Edwardes Collection

Subject

Shipping -- Victoria -- Melbourne
Harbors -- Victoria -- Melbourne
Wharves -- Victoria -- Melbourne
Cranes, derricks, etc. -- Victoria -- Melbourne

Catalogue record

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General notes

From the volume titled 'Shipping Scenes, Victoria, Northern Territory, Queensland'.

This section comprises Shipping Scenes, Melbourne, Victoria.

This image is from the A.D. Edwardes Collection of about 8,000 photographs, mostly of sailing ships from around the world, taken between about 1865 and 1920. Mounted in 91 albums, the photographs are arranged by country of ownership, with some special volumes such as 'Shipping at Port Adelaide' and 'South Australian outports'. Additional information, giving the history of the ships where known, has been provided by maritime historian, Ron Parsons.

Digitisation information

Date

17/04/2019

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

5,703 x 3,838 pixels (21.9 MP)

Size

65.69 MB

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