Man opening pearl oysters on board a boat, Western Australia, approximately 1910 / Ernest Lund Mitchell
- Bib ID:
- 6338947
- Format:
- Picture
- Author:
- Mitchell, E. L. (Ernest Lund), 1876-1959, photographer
- Online Version:
- National Library of Australia digitised item
- Description:
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- approximately 1910
- 1 photograph : black and white ; 13.6 x 8.5 cm
- Series:
- Mitchell, E. L. (Ernest Lund), 1876-1959 Scenes at Roebourne, Western Australia, approximately 1910.
- Notes:
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- Title devised by cataloguer from inscriptions.
- Part of the collection: Scenes at Roebourne, Western Australia, approximately 1910.
- Inscriptions: "Shell opening.--"Printed on lower right of image; "E.L. Mitchell."--Printed on lower left of image; "Pearl Shell. Nor West Aust. Observe the pearl above the knife. Pearls are seldom found. Often several tons of shell may be brought up by the diver without one pearl. The shell is worth £190 a ton 25/11/9."--In ink on reverse.
- Also available online http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-138221162
- Source of Acquisition:
- Purchased, 2013.
- Subject:
- Other authors/contributors:
- Mitchell, E. L. (Ernest Lund), 1876-1959
- Related Records:
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This belongs to the Scenes at Roebourne, Western Australia, approximately 1910.
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- Reason for copyright status:
- Created/Published Date is Before 1955
Copyright status was determined using the following information:
- Material type:
- Photograph
- Published status:
- Unpublished
- Creation date:
- 1910
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