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2005/124/1-30 Photograph, part of collection owned by James Short, black and white, lightning, mounted, card / paper, photographer unknown, at unknown location, possibly 1908. Click to enlarge.
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Photograph of lightning

Photographic print, lightning, paper, used by James Short, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, [1908]

Black and white photograph of lightning mounted on stiff cardboard. There are two forks of lightning. The mount board is white and a pink border has been drawn on it.

This object is part of

2005/124/1 Collection of photographs and postcard, relating to Sydney Observatory and Pennant Hills (Red Hills) Observatory, paper / card, various photographers, Sydney, New South Wales / Goondiwindi, Queensland, Australia / Tahiti, owned by James Short, 1890-1922
Collection of photographs relating to Sydney and Pennant Hills Observatory
1890-1922

Summary

Object No.

2005/124/1-30

Object Statement

Photograph, part of collection owned by James Short, black and white, lightning, mounted, card / paper, photographer unknown, at unknown location, possibly 1908

Physical Description

Photographic print, lightning, paper, used by James Short, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, [1908]

Black and white photograph of lightning mounted on stiff cardboard. There are two forks of lightning. The mount board is white and a pink border has been drawn on it.

Marks

No marks present

Short URL

https://ma.as/373032

Dimensions

Height

125 mm

Width

140 mm

Cite this Object

Harvard

Photograph of lightning 2022, Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences, accessed 25 March 2023, <https://ma.as/373032>

Wikipedia

{{cite web |url=https://ma.as/373032 |title=Photograph of lightning |author=Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences |access-date=25 March 2023 |publisher=Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences, Australia}}

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