Accession[1974.0073] PAPERS OF FRANCIS WILLIAM NIVENPart of Item[1974.0073.00159] Photos taken by Francis Wilson NivenPosition in Sequencepage 47IdentifierUMA-ITE-1974007300010Extentnot specifiedScope and ContentPhotograph of large telescope in Ballarat. With man standing in front of telescope. Historical note - In 1854, Niven left the merchant navy and migrated to Victoria. He set up business in Ballarat where he became a leading printer and publisher. In 1897 he opened a branch in Melbourne, which eventually became the base of the family business.
Comments: Collection of family photographs, circa 1850-1925. Photographs mounted in album with green cover. Photograph is untitled. Title added by cataloguer.
Inscription: Original number 191/91 is written in pencil on the mount around the photograph.Access StatusOpen for public accessRequest TypeRequest itemCopyright StatusPublic domainConditions of Use and ReproductionThis item is out of copyright. Please acknowledge the University of Melbourne Archives as the source of this material. For information about ordering a copy of this image contact the University of Melbourne Archives: archives@archives.unimelb.edu.auMenuBrowse digitised items | Available online | Items in the public domain
Niven, Francis W., Telescope in Ballarat. (c 1850 - 1925), [UMA-ITE-1974007300010]. University of Melbourne Archives, accessed 11/11/2025, https://archives.library.unimelb.edu.au/nodes/view/224952
