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Albany Historical Society Inc > Records

PRINCESS ROYAL HARBOUR, HMAS AUSTRALIA I, HMAS SYDNEY I

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1913

Overview

Panorama of Princess Royal Harbour, Albany. HMAS Australia can be seen on the left edge of the image, and HMAS Sydney is heading away dead centre. Right, to the left are the three hills cradling Albany: Mt Clarence, Mt Melville and Mt Elphinstone.

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Registration number

cwa-org-51-P1990.173

Item type

Material

Photographic Paper

Inscriptions and markings

-copy right .1913.
a.g. Sands. Photo

Contextual Information

Panoramas were extremely popular in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. The AG Sands photographic studio operated an early panoramic camera in Albany from 1912 to 1914 and produced many panoramic views of Albany. This image is one of several panoramic views of Albany in the Society's collection taken by AG Sands with a King George Sound, Princess Royal Harbour RN subject; Sands studio produced all of the iconic views of the first and second ANZAC fleets assembly and departure from Albany.

Keywords

Princes Royal Harbour

HMAS AUSTRALIA I

Place made

Albany, Western Australia, Australia

Year

Albany Historical Society Inc

Albany Historical Society Inc

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