Historical information
The Churchill Island collection includes an archive of photographs from the late 1800s. The collection is presented in sets and series, of which this image represents the Amess era.
Significance
Churchill Island has been variously imagined and used to make a permanent settler colonial space since the mid-1800s. The history of the island offers a rich example of the complexity of private settlement in Victoria up until 1976 when it was sold to the Victorian Government.
Physical description
Monochrome image of two men in conversation, one leaning on the balcony of a house addressing the second standing in the garden.
