Waterfall scene near the Buchan River

Waterfall scene near the Buchan River
(c. 1876)

Nicholas CAIRE

Medium: albumen silver photograph
Measurements: 13.4 × 19.0 cm
Inscription: printed in ink on support l.c.: WATERFALL SCENE NEAR THE BUCHAN RIVER. / COPYRIGHT REGISTERED
printed in ink on support reverse c.: VIEWS OF VICTORIA. / (GENERAL SERIES.) / No. 39. / WATERFALL SCENE NEAR THE BUCHAN RIVER. / The Buchan River is a tributary of the great Snowy River, which extends itself from Port Ricardo, on the / Gipps Land coast, to considerably beyond Mt. Kosciusko, in New South Wales. It is comparatively but a stream, / but, like most of the smaller rivers in Victoria, it contains some beautiful scenery, peculiar to itself. Our present / illustration is characteristic of its scenery, and is taken from a creek close to the River.
printed in ink on support reverse l.c.l.: N.J. CAIRE, Photo.
printed in ink on support reverse l.c.: ANGLO-AUSTRALASIAN PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPANY.
printed in ink on support reverse l.c.r.: No. 2 Sherwood Street, Richmond.
Accession Number: PH106.36-1988
Department: Australian Photography
Credit Line: National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased from Admission Funds, 1988
© Public Domain
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Professor AGL Shaw AO Bequest
Gallery location: Not on display

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