SANDALWOOD TREE & MAN IN CLEARING

1900
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Overview

Black and white photograph affixed to cardboard with printed caption on the cardboard below the photo.
The photograph is of a young man of average height and build with dark hair wearing white shirt, collar, striped tie, dark jumper, and a dust jacket. Possibly grey trousers, black shoes. He is standing beside a young sandalwood tree in a clearing.
An Acacia (Jam tree) is seen to the right, with a grove of trees in the background. Part of a post and rail fence is to the left of the sandalwood tree.

Historical information

In the last quarter of 1847 all licences for cutting sandalwood were issued for either York or Toodyay districts. Between the 1845 and 1862, 432,857 tons of sandalwood was exported from the state.
Sandalwood cutting continued to be important in Toodyay during the 1800s.

Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-37-1999.7
Material
Width
27.8000 cm
Height or length
19.8000 cm
Inscriptions and markings

Inscription on photo below print "Typical young Sandalwood Tree"

Contextual Information

The negative for this photograph is a part of the Shire of Toodyay collection 2016.32.

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