Glass plate negative
Object No. P3548-808
This photograph shows the Woodford (Blue Mountains) observing station established by Henry Russell to observe the 1874 Transit of Venus. The prefabricated wooden dome with conical roof housed the photoheliograph and Janssen apparatus used by George Hirst. Other observers at this site included PF Adams the Surveyor-General, Mr. LA Vessey of the New South Wales Trigonomical Survey, Mr. Du Faur of the Survey Department and A Fairfax, on whose property the station was located. The photographer was probably Joseph Bischoff. See P3548-796 for additional information. Andrew Jacob, Curator, June 2022
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Summary
Object Statement
Photographic glass plate negative, expedition, photographer unknown, Sydney Observatory, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1862-1930
Physical Description
Photographic glass plate negative, expedition, photographer unknown, Sydney Observatory, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1862-1930 A rectangular black and white collodion glass plate negative in landscape format showing two canvas tents set up in a paddock near three round observation buildings. Two of the oberservation buildings have domed roofs while the other has a peaked roof. A wooden fence can be seen in the foreground and bushland in the background. Black ink has been used to block out the sky in the photograph. Note the positive image here is displayed reversed left to right. It appears to be a copy of P3548-796.
DIMENSIONS
Height
165 mm
Width
215 mm
SOURCE
Acquisition Date
12 September 1984
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