| RCS contains: |
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| Y3085C |
Brisbane illustrated: A series of twelve views of some of the principal public buildings and scenery of the city |
| Y3085D |
Warwick |
| Y3085E |
Photographic views: Queensland |
| Y3085F |
State schools and orphanages, Queensland |
| Y3085G |
Queensland State Schools |
| Y3085H |
Second Intercolonial Exhibition, Brisbane |
| Y3085I |
The cabinet portfolio: Queensland scenery |
| Y3085J |
The Royal visit to Queensland |
| Y3085K |
Artesian Bores in Queensland |
| Y3085L |
Photographs of Queensland agriculture |
| Y3085M |
Effects of the cyclone at Townsville |
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Second Intercolonial Exhibition, Brisbane
| Title |
Second Intercolonial Exhibition, Brisbane |
| Reference |
GBR/0115/Y3085H |
| Creator |
Wright, George Parkinson, fl 1874-1883, photographer |
| Covering Dates |
Aug. 1877 |
| Extent and Medium |
12 images; The prints are generally in poor condition, with considerable overall yellowing and some fading. |
| Repository |
Cambridge University Library: Royal Commonwealth Society Library |
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| Content and context |
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George Parkinson Wright was a commercial photographer active in Queensland, Australia in the 1870s and 1880s. Wright had studios at: Fortitude Valley 1874-1878; Creek Street, Brisbane 1878-1881; 162 Elizabeth Street, Brisbane 1882; Roma Street, Brisbane 1883.
Album containing printed title page and twelve mounted prints measuring approximately 290 x 235 mm., and showing scenes in and around the Exhibition Buildings. All the photographs have brief printed captions. The title page in full reads: 'Under the Patronage of His Excellency Sir Arthur E. Kennedy KCMG., C.B., twelve photographic views of the Second Intercolonial Exhibition held in Brisbane, Queensland August 21 1877, under the auspices of the National Agricultural and Industrial Association of Queensland. By Geo P. Wright, Group and Landscape Photographer to his Excellency, Brisbane. Cleghorn, Printer, Brisbane.'
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Access and Use
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Please cite as Cambridge University Library: Royal Commonwealth Society Library, Second Intercolonial Exhibition, Brisbane, Y3085H |
| Further information |
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Indexed
This collection level description was entered by WS using information from the original typescript catalogue.
This collection is available on microfiche: Australasia, fiche number 20.
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| Index Terms |
| Australia |
| Oceania |
| Queensland |
| Wright, George Parkinson (fl 1874-1883) photographer |
| No further on-line information. |
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