Black & White studio portrait photo. Bearded & moustached male aged approx sixty years. Head & shoulders. Turned down shirt collar with bow - tie under jacket. Printed on front. Vita, 77 Swanston Street Melbourne. Reverse from the Vita Portrait Studio. Within round 2 cm stamp the name, S Calvert Artist Manager. 77 Swanston Street Melbourne.S Calvert 77 Swanston Street Melbourne.photograph, person, male

Common Starlings are a noisy bird that typically inhabit urban and rural areas, especially those with short grass for easy foraging, though can occasionally be found in open forests or along costal areas. They are native to a wide area of Eurasia and the North of Africa, though have been introduced to North America, some nations in South America, Fiji, South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand. They live in large flocks that fly together in strong unison, and have a range of loud calls. Male Common Starlings usually have brown eyes, in contrast to the light coloured eyes of the taxidermy mount. Otherwise, the specimen bears a reasonable resemblance to a typical Common Starlings. This specimen is part of a collection of almost 200 animal specimens that were originally acquired as skins from various institutions across Australia, including the Australian Museum in Sydney and the National Museum of Victoria (known as Museums Victoria since 1983), as well as individuals such as amateur anthropologist Reynell Eveleigh Johns between 1860-1880. These skins were then mounted by members of the Burke Museum Committee and put-on display in the formal space of the Museum’s original exhibition hall where they continue to be on display. This display of taxidermy mounts initially served to instruct visitors to the Burke Museum of the natural world around them, today it serves as an insight into the collecting habits of the 19th century.This specimen is part of a significant and rare taxidermy mount collection in the Burke Museum. This collection is scientifically and culturally important for reminding us of how science continues to shape our understanding of the modern world. They demonstrate a capacity to hold evidence of how Australia’s fauna history existed in the past and are potentially important for future environmental research. This collection continues to be on display in the Museum and has become a key part to interpreting the collecting habits of the 19th century.This male Common Starling is covered in black feathers that each have a metallic orange edge. This gives the appearance of small dots across its head and neck, larger dots along its underbelly and back, and lines along the outer feathers of the wings. Its beak is yellow and its eyes are a light blue with a black pupil. The bird is stretched tall with its head turned towards the left and slightly tilted right. The specimen stands on a brown, wooden perch with a circular bar, curved stand, and circular base. The left leg has a metal tag and a swing-tag tied around it and the right leg has two swing-tags tied around it, one of which is torn.Metal Tag: 4256 Swing-Tag 1: Sturnus vulga[illegible]is / male, adult / 25 January 1861 / near Leiden / Swing-Tag 2: Tris grey-brown / Feet black - brown / Bill brown / 4256 / Swing-Tag 3 (torn): ng / e Page 58taxidermy mount, taxidermy, animalia, burke museum, beechworth, australian museum, skin, reynell eveleigh johns, bird, starling, european starling, common starling, european bird

Bronze plaque depicting a male indigenous dancer with two seated indigenous males in a landscape. Inscribed on reverse (u.r.c) 'Matcham Skipper'matcham skipper, plaque, bronze, indigenous dancer

Photograph of Engineering students. .1 - Two males at a vibrations test set-up .2 - Two males at a 'heat transfer in ducts' apparatus .3 - Three males at a presentatoin and audience in a lecture theatre. .4 - A female and male at a compression testing machine.engineering, compression testing machine, mount helen laboratory, student activity

Worn by patients at Sunbury AsylumPyjama top in unbleached calico with blue stripe. Pocket on left breast, standing collar, three metal buttons."Pyjama Coat Male" handwritten above pocket in ink (faded to brown).costume, sunbury asylum, george evans collection

This photo was taken on a track outside one of the wards up at the Sunbury Asylum.Faded sepia photo of carriage drawn by 2 horses with 1 male standing near the horse's head and 1 adult male seated with 1 male child in carriage.Written across bottom under photo in blue biro: Superintendents Carriage. ASYLUM. SUNBURY ABOUT 1870dixon, c., transport, horse drawn vehicles, clothing and dress, sunbury asylum, hospital for the insane, mental health, photographers, george evans collection

Photograph of unknown male."The Salon Studios, Chiltern and Rutherglen"portrait photograph

Male doll wearing camouflage fatigues and carrying an M4 Carbine, radio, magazine clips, knife, pistol, hat, a zipped backpack and tan coloured boots.male, doll, army, camouflage, m4 carbine, flash separator, knife, pistol, fatigues, hat, backpack, boots

Matt Flinders and the ABC Showband entertaining troops in Vietnam Christmas 1970. flinders was a popular singer and TV presenter who in the late 1960s-early 70s in Australia. Photo of a male singer on stage with another male standing in the background. The singer has a hand held microphone.ABC Showband Xmas 1970. Matt Flinders on vocals, Brian May in the background.vietnam, matt flinders, abc showband, brian may, entertaining

2 male students and a female student pruning in the East Orchard. One male standing on a wooden ladder.pruning, orchard, students working outside, east orchard

Students working in the elctrical/electronics Engineering laboratories. .1) Two male person with test equipment .2) Four males with test equipment .3) Two males discussing a test setup .4) One male at a test bench .5) Four people in an electronics laboratoryelectrical engineering, laboratory, electronics, ray martin, j. kavanagh

Photograph - sepia. Portrait of a group of males (possiblilty theatre group), 11 males all dressed in a variety of costumes.organization, club/society, theatre group, group portrait. male theatre group.

Black and white photograph. A male and female student pruning a fruit tree in the Orchard. Male standing on wooden ladder.Inscribed, "Students at Burnley Gardens B19-1224."students, female students, pruning, fruit tree, orchard, ladder

Mr. Walter Shelly and unknown Nursing sister in uniform, maybe his wife. Walter Shelly was the son of Charles Taylor Shelley (died 1931) and Catherine (died 1919). Charles second marriage was to Mrs. Carnall and 5 stepchildren. Photo of a male in uniform & a female in nurses uniform. The male is Walter Albert Shelley the woman possible his wife.stawell ww1