Photographs and negatives: collection 38, Macquarie Island, 1958
- Containers:
- Box 18 (MS 10563)
- Component identifier:
- File 198
- Content Summary:
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Subjects include feldmark, peat, mountains, rocks, tussock grassland, male standing in creek gully, male standing above valley, large bird. Includes:
Contact print sets numbered as 38 on front and reverse. Images match photographs in this file (see below). Both contact print sets also numbered on reverse as 2/4. Contains duplicates.
Black-and-white photographs, labelled and numbered on reverse. Each photo numbered as 2/5.6/1 and labelled "38". Photos match images in contact print set 38. Photos faded and slightly bent but generally in good condition. One photo of male standing on side of creek gully appears as Figure 8A in the journal article by Selkirk, Costin et al in file 194. Photo taken in 1958, according to article. Duplicate of journal photo also included.
Black-and-white photographs, with brown slip of paper labelled "38:26" and envelope labelled "Photos Macquarie Island: Alec Costin: 1958: 38: 38: 26." Photos all stuck to each other, the paper slip and the envelope. Bottom photo numbered on reverse as 38/3. Top photo damaged by sticking to inside of larger envelope.
Black-and-white negatives in five strips contained in cellophane [?] negative sleeve labelled "38". Several images correspond with photographs in this file.
Black-and-white negatives labelled "38: Rpt". Several images correspond with photographs in this inventory item.
- Immediate source of acquisition:
- This large and diverse collection was compiled by Alec Costin then organised and catalogued by the eScholarship Research Centre at The University of Melbourne from 2017-2019. The collection was then transferred to the National Library of Australia in 2020.
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- Location of this collection:
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Parkes PlaceCanberra ACT 2600, Australia
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