Historical information

Special Carte-de-Visite produced by The Photographic Society of Victoria, Melbourne featuring the sole surviving crew member of the wreck of the ship, Loch Ard near Mutton Bird Island on the Shipwreck Coast of Victoria on June 1st, 1878.

THE PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY. (1878, October 12). The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), p. 7. Retrieved December 4, 2022, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article199353573


Back of photo is printed:
The Photographic Society of Victoria,
Melbourne.
Registered
None Genuine Unless With The Signatures Thus
President and signature of A. Antony (?)
Vice President and signature of E. Goulter
Secretary and signature of Valentine Sharp

Stamped in red
W. H. COOPER
21 8 23
ROYAL ARCADE

CARTE-DE-VISITE (cdv) 1857-1890
Cartes-de-visite (cdv's) are the most common form of photograph from the nineteenth century, generally measuring two and a half inches by four and an eighth inches (6.3 x 10.5 cm) when mounted, sepia toned, mounted on a card which was generally printed with the photographer's name and address on the back or beneath the portrait.
- Frost, Lenore; Dating Family Photos 1850-1920; Valiant Press Pty. Ltd., Berwick, Victoria 1991

Inserted loose in album at same page is a 1931 artice from The Age about the wreck featuring the same image
The Loch Ard Wreck, The Age, June 6, 1931, p8

Physical description

Carte-de-visite (Approx 2 1/2 x 4 1/8 inches or 6.3 x 10.5 cm)
Digital file only, scanned from album in private collection