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Caswell Sound

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NameCaswell Sound

ProductionBurton Brothers; photography studio; 1879; Dunedin
Alfred Burton; photographer; December 1879; Fiordland National Park

Classificationwet collodion negatives, black-and-white negatives

Materialssilver, collodion, sheet glass, photographic plates

Materials Summaryblack and white collodion glass negative

Techniqueswet collodion process, black-and-white photography

Registration NumberC.015355

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Category

Made of: silver
collodion
sheet glass
photographic plates
Type of: wet collodion negatives
black-and-white negatives
Depicts: Rivers
Rocks
Men
Forests
Trees
Hills
Technique used: wet collodion process
black-and-white photography

Place

Made in: Dunedin (New Zealand)
Fiordland National Park (New Zealand)
Depicts: Caswell Sound (New Zealand)

People & Organisations

Made by: Burton Brothers
Alfred Burton