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Beautiful!

The Daintree Photograph Collection consists of over 200 photographs of Queensland in the 1870s. Daintree, a photographer, and geologist took these photographs during his visits to North Queensland. They were displayed at a range of colonial exhibitions in Australia and Europe. Richard Daintree was a Queensland Government Geologist and avid photographer. This collection showcases landscapes, geological formations, and people from across Queensland in the 1870s, and is particularly focused in the north of Queensland and on mining and agricultural endeavour. Photographs from the Richard Daintree collection were shown in the Queensland displays at 10 international exhibitions from 1871 (London) to 1897 (Brisbane). A selection of photographs was also shown in the Queensland Court at the Sydney International Exhibition, 1879-1880. The collection holds over 200 photographs, including photographic prints and overpainted Albumen prints mounted on boards. Source; researchdata.edu.au/daintree-photograph-collection/936812

In the course of his appointment, he took many photographs of the landscape and geology of the state and became an accomplished photographer in his own right. He created his photographs through a process known as ‘wet collodion’ which is difficult to control. The images are outstanding examples of the art and present a vivid picture of early settlement in Queensland. Daintree’s photographs were shown in Queensland displays at 10 International Exhibitions between 1871 and1897. They were used as a form of “propaganda and education”, to promote Queensland and sell its resources. Daintree's collection of photographs and geological specimens were the focal point of the Queensland contribution at the 1871 Exhibition of Art and Industry in London, and he travelled with the display to England. Much of this material was lost when the ship carrying Daintree and his family was wrecked. Queensland Museum holds a large number of Daintree photographs including more than 150 large format canvas-mounted photographs and more than 100 card ones. The canvas mounted images were produced using a carbon printing process and over-painted with oil to make them more striking. Source; www.qm.qld.gov.au/Explore/Find+out+about/Histories+of+Que...

Wow check out those sidewalk tiles. That looks a lot like 5th avenue and Central park.

is this 1918 or 1919?

*tugs forelock* "happy to serve as cannon fodder your Maj. Now which way to Gallipoli?"