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Balmain, from the Flagstaff / W. Hetzer
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Title:
Balmain, from the Flagstaff / W. Hetzer
Creator:
Hetzer, William, active 1850-1867.
Date:
[c1859]
Format:
1 stereograph; b & w ; 8.5 x 17.2 cm.
Inscription:
"W. Hetzer, Photographic & stereoscopic artist. 287 George Street, Sydney, N.S.W." printed in blue ink on label on reverse. Title handwritten in ink on reverse: Balmain / from the Flagstaff.
Subject:
Balmain (N.S.W.)
Clyde Street (Millers point, N.S.W.)
Millers Point (N.S.W.)
ships
harbours
warehouses
wooden houses
sandstone buildings
Description:
In the foreground is the rear view of terraces in Clyde Street, otherwise known as 'Scotch Row', and beyond them is the rear of Ebsworth's Woolstore. Dated from article in Sydney Morning Herald 13 May 1859 p.9 reporting that Mr W. Hetzer's stereoscopic views of Sydney and its environs 'now numbers upwards of sixty slides', and include 'from the Flagstaff views' of Balmain, Miller's Point, and Parramatta, Fort-street....''.
Source:
Caroline Simpson Library & Research Collection ; CSL&RC PIC: small picture file : stereographs
Rights:
You may save or print this image for research and study. If you wish to use it for any other purposes, you must contact Museums of History NSW to request permission.
Material Type:
Picture
Record number:
46577
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