Historical information

Churchill Island Heritage Farm has a large photograph collection dating from the mid-nineteenth century to the last decade.This series of photographs were taken in the late 1890s and show scenes from around the island while it was owned by Samuel Amess and his family.

Physical description

Black and white reprint of a photograph from the late nineteenth century showing two men resting in a paddock with a line of trees dividing the field from the water. One man is reclining on the grass while another stands.

Copy of 0658.3

Inscriptions & markings

Catalogue number written in pencil on reverse.
'VICTORIAN DEPT OF AGRICULTURE' written in pencil on reverse
Stamp on reverse: 'Photograph by Information Branch Victorian Dept. of Agriculture Ref. No 1978(541-8)'