Person standing at the summit of Mount Kosciuszko

Unrecorded1920-1935

Person standing at the summit of Mount Kosciuszko, mainland Australia's tallest mountain. It is located on the Main Range of the Snowy Mountains in Kosciuszko National Park.

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Title: Person standing at the summit of Mount Kosciuszko
Creator: Unrecorded
Date Created: 1920-1935
Location Created: Mount Kosciuszko
Original Language: English
Provenance: Formerly owned by Colin Berckelman (1907-1965). Berckelman was a passionate collector of books, manuscripts and bookplates. He was an active member of the Society of Australian Genealogists, the Royal Australian Historical Society, and a founding member of the Book Collectors' Society of Australia. Following Berckelman's death, his collection was purchased by the Library in 1966/67. Most of the collection was dispersed throughout the University's libraries but the rare and significant works, manuscripts, personal archive, photographs, printing blocks, and his collection of bookplates remain in Rare Books and Special Collections.
Transcript:
The Summit. Kosciusko NSW
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Type: Glass lantern slide
Original Source: University of Sydney Library, Berckelman glass plate negatives Box 16, no. 1-no. 10
External Link: View this page in the digitised version

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