Accession[1974.0073] PAPERS OF FRANCIS WILLIAM NIVENPart of Item[1974.0073.00159] Photos taken by Francis Wilson NivenPosition in Sequencepage 69IdentifierUMA-ITE-1974007300138Extentnot specifiedScope and ContentPhotograph of Lake Wendouree with a little girl in foreground. 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.
Inscription: Original number 191/143 is written in pencil on the mount around the photograph. Title is written in album next to 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., Lake Wendouree. (c 1850 - 1925), [UMA-ITE-1974007300138]. University of Melbourne Archives, accessed 18/11/2025, https://archives.library.unimelb.edu.au/nodes/view/225080
