Ballarat East and mining buildings from Black Hill.

Description

Accession[1974.0073] PAPERS OF FRANCIS WILLIAM NIVENPart of Item[1974.0073.00159] Photos taken by Francis Wilson NivenPosition in Sequencepage 53IdentifierUMA-ITE-1974007300136Extentnot specifiedScope and ContentPhotograph shows a view of Ballarat East from Black Hill, with mining buildings in foreground. Miner's houses can be seen on far shore of waterway. 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. Photograph added by cataloguer.
Inscription: Original number 191/104 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

Provenance

CreatorNiven, Francis W.RolePhotographer

Dates

Datec.1861 - 1925

Description Control

Previous System ID1974.0073.00136Format NumberPA/99 page 53UMAIC IDUMA/I/2546

Characteristics

Genre/FormPhotographic printsDimensions15.4 x 20.5 cm

Subjects

SubjectMines and mineral resources--Victoria--Photographs

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