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Straus' Falls, Cape Otway Ranges

Straus' Falls, Cape Otway Ranges
 (c. 1876)

Medium
albumen silver photograph
Measurements
18.9 × 13.4 cm
Inscription
printed in ink on support l.c.: STRAUS' FALLS, CAPE OTWAY RANGES. / COPYRIGHT REGISTERED.
printed in ink (vertically) on support reverse u.c.l.: N.J. CAIRE, Photo.
printed in ink (vertically) on support reverse c.l.: ANGLO-AUSTRALASIAN PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPANY.
printed in ink (vertically) on support reverse c.: VIEWS OF VICTORIA. / (GENERAL SERIES.) / No. 55. / STRAUS' FALLS, CAPE OTWAY RANGES. / These Falls ere discovered some time since by a gentleman named Straus, and were so named in memory of / him. They comprise a succession of falls, rapids and cataracts varying from 10 feet to 60 feet, making a total / of 250 feet from the fall to the bed of the stream. These waters probably form a tributary to one of the adjacent / rivers.
printed in ink (vertically) on support reverse l.c.l.: No. 2 Sherwood Street Richmond
Accession Number
PH106.52-1988
Department
Australian Photography
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased from Admission Funds, 1988
© Public Domain
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Professor AGL Shaw AO Bequest
Gallery location
Not on display

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