Description: An original Australian albumen print photograph, dating to the late 1860s, in carte de visite format, approx. 103 x 63 mm (mount), by an unidentified travelling photographer on the Victorian goldfields.The back is is inscribed: "POLICE CAMP / GRAYTOWN". A mounted police trooper stands very still in front of the buildings in the police compound. Note the two young girls posed in the foreground, who moved slightly as the picture was taken.Now a ghost town, Graytown was once a booming gold rush settlement, with a population of 20,000 (!) in 1868. The site is situated more or less mid way between Heathcote and Nagambie, just over 100 km due north of Melbourne.I haven't been able to trace another copy of this rare and important image and it is quite possibly a unique survivor.Print has some light foxing, but is otherwise in very condition, as is the mount.FREE POSTAGE WITHIN AUSTRALIA.
Price: 100 AUD
Location: Armadale, VIC
End Time: 2024-11-19T10:59:31.000Z
Shipping Cost: 6.16 AUD
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Restocking fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
Returns Accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Type: Photograph
Format: Carte de Visite (CDV)
Year of Production: 1860s
Size: Carte de visite
Number of Photographs: 1
Style: Documentary
Theme: Children
Time Period Manufactured: 1860s
Featured Person/Artist: Victorian goldfields
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Production Technique: Albumen
Country/Region of Manufacture: Australia
