Object No.
85/1284-304Object Statement
Glass plate negative, full plate, entitled 'Kurraba Point, Neutral Bay', depicting the steam, ferry 'Waringa', Kerry and Co, Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 1905-1907Physical Description
Glass plate negative, full plate, entitled 'Kurraba Point, Neutral Bay', depicting the steam, ferry 'Waringa', Kerry and Co, Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 1905-1907
Silver gelatin dry plate glass negative in landscape format. The image depicts Kurraba Point looking west from Neutral Bay. The Waringa Ferry is depicted in the centre of the image, steaming towards Kurraba Wharf possibly from the High Street Wharf. Passengers can be seen travelling on the ferry. Kurraba Point is depicted in the background of the image. Numerous buildings and structures can be seen including houses, boatsheds and wharves. Kurraba Wharf can be seen in the centre of the background. Numerous vessels including steamers and paddle steamers can be seen docked at Kurraba Point in the background in the centre right of the image. The caption, studio mark and number are inscribed on the reverse of the negative.
1/220 Tyrrell Inventory Number, 548 Kerry Studio NumberMarks
Caption, studio number and studio mark on plate emulsion verso lower right corner, inscribed by hand in reverse print in ink "KURRABA POINT, / NEUTRAL BAY. / 548. Kerry. Sydney."
Inscription on plate emulsion verso top centre, scratched by "548" and upper right corner, scratched by hand "47".