Territory Stories
The Camp, Port Darwin
Details:
Title
The Camp, Port Darwin,
Photographer
Sweet, Samuel White, 1825-1886,
Photo number
PH1049/0002,
Collection
Samuel White Sweet Collection,
PictureNT,
PictureNT,
Date
1872,
Location
Darwin,
Description
In the mid-ground is the camp consisting of various conical tents, corrugated iron sheds and a large timber building. At left near the water's edge is what appears to be a wooden slipway. About 7 men can be seen around the camp. Printed in the photograph at lower left is "22" and near the centre is Sweet's trademark anchor sign. In the background is Port Darwin at left and a headland at right. In pencil MS on verso "Entrance to Port Darwin / 1 Entrance to Port Darwin Harbour / The Camp 1872." Albumen paper photograph.,
Language
English,
Subject
Land Settlement,
Northern Territory,
Digital format
3784 x 5000 pixels : 48bpp ; 110.85Mb.,
Format
1 photograph : sepia ; 15.8 x 21.0 cm.,
File type
image/tiff,
Use
No known copyright,
Copyright owner
Library & Archives NT,
License
https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/pdm ,
Parent handle
https://hdl.handle.net/10070/262235 ,
Citation address
https://hdl.handle.net/10070/262235
Related items
https://hdl.handle.net/10070/483261 ,
https://hdl.handle.net/10070/483259 ,
Territory Stories
The Camp, Port Darwin
Details:
Title
The Camp, Port Darwin,
Photographer
Sweet, Samuel White, 1825-1886,
Photo number
PH1049/0002,
Collection
Samuel White Sweet Collection,
PictureNT,
PictureNT,
Date
1872,
Location
Darwin,
Description
In the mid-ground is the camp consisting of various conical tents, corrugated iron sheds and a large timber building. At left near the water's edge is what appears to be a wooden slipway. About 7 men can be seen around the camp. Printed in the photograph at lower left is "22" and near the centre is Sweet's trademark anchor sign. In the background is Port Darwin at left and a headland at right. In pencil MS on verso "Entrance to Port Darwin / 1 Entrance to Port Darwin Harbour / The Camp 1872." Albumen paper photograph.,
Language
English,
Subject
Land Settlement,
Northern Territory,
Digital format
3784 x 5000 pixels : 48bpp ; 110.85Mb.,
Format
1 photograph : sepia ; 15.8 x 21.0 cm.,
File type
image/tiff,
Use
No known copyright,
Copyright owner
Library & Archives NT,
License
https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/pdm ,
Parent handle
https://hdl.handle.net/10070/262235 ,
Citation address
https://hdl.handle.net/10070/262235
Related items
https://hdl.handle.net/10070/483261 ,
https://hdl.handle.net/10070/483259 ,