Territory Stories

Cyclone damage

Details:

Title

Cyclone damage,

Photographer

Foelsche, P. (Paul), 1831-1914,

Photo number

PH0560/0003,

Collection

Marie & Lindsay Perry Collection, PictureNT, PictureNT,

Date

1897-01-07,

Location

Darwin,

Description

Cyclone 6th/7th January 1897. Damage on Bennett Street. The block of buildings on corner of Mitchell & Bennett Streets, comprising a bonded store, 2 stores, Cremer's photographic studio, 2 cottages and outbuildings, all the property of A.E.Jolly, were reduced to ruins. The only building still standing was a cottage occupied by Mr George. See PH0560/0015 same view before cyclone.,

Language

English,

Subject

cyclones, horses,

Digital format

4192 x 6000 pixels : 24bpp ; 72.0Mb,

Format

1 albumen print photograph : sepia ; 10.4 x 14.6 cm.,

File type

image/tiff,

Use

No known copyright,

Copyright owner

Library & Archives NT,

License

https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/pdm,

Related links

http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article54483861 [A wrecked capital. The Register. Adelaide. Monday, 11 January 1897.], http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article4164459 [Terrible Hurricane at Port Darwin. Northern Territory Times and Gazette, 25 January 1897: 2.], http://hdl.handle.net/10070/250302 [Darwin scenes from 1880s to 1905],

Parent handle

https://hdl.handle.net/10070/1534,

Citation address

https://hdl.handle.net/10070/1534

Related items

https://hdl.handle.net/10070/721384,