Sub-item 19 - Hobart Town, Van Diemen's Land from the Harbour

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AU TAS UTAS SPARC W9-Ph-LS-19

Title

Hobart Town, Van Diemen's Land from the Harbour

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  • n.d. (Creation)

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1 lantern slide - Standard format (3 1/4 x 3 1/4 inch square)

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Name of creator

(1859-1930)

Biographical history

John Watt Beattie (1859-1930), photographer and antiquarian, was born on 15 August 1859 at Aberdeen, Scotland, son of John Beattie, master house-painter and photographer, and his wife Esther Imlay, née Gillivray. After a grammar-school education he ... »

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Scope and content

Lantern slide of an early print of Hobart Town, Van Diemen's Land from the harbour. From the collection of James Backhouse Walker. Thought to have been prepared by J.W. Beattie (1859-1930) whose studio locations were in Elizabeth Street, Hobart from 1891... »

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