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Title
Aerial view of Chinatown
Description

In addition to the rooftops and backyards of a number of properties, the Crown Hotel can be seen on the right hand side of the image and the frontages of a number of shops or residences.

Date
c. 1888
Place
Australia - Queensland - Cairns
Physical description

published photograph

Versions

  1. Print
    Title
    Aerial view of Chinatown
    Date
    c. 1888
    Type
    Print
    Form
    copyprint, no negative
    Source

    Images published in Cathy May's Topsawyers; James Cook University Archives

  2. Published photograph
    Title
    Chinatown, Cairns c.1888
    Date
    c. 1888
    Type
    Published photograph
    Control
    facing p.106, fig 3.11
    Source

    May, Cathie R., Topsawyers: The Chinese in Cairns, 1870-1920, James Cook University, History Department, Queensland, 1984. [ Details... ]

  3. Print
    Title
    Chinatown Cairns, ca.1890
    Description

    Looking over a small part of Chinatown in Cairns, around 1890. The Crown Hotel is visible on the corner nearby.

    Date
    c. 1890
    Type
    Print
    Form
    copy print : b&w.
    Control
    9476; picqld-2002-11-25-15-15
    Source

    Miscellaneous collections; State Library of Queensland - John Oxley

  4. Published photograph
    Title
    Part of Chinatown, Cairns, c1890
    Date
    c. 1890
    Type
    Published photograph
    Control
    p.66
    Source

    Reynolds, Henry, North of Capricorn: The Untold Story of Australia's North, Allen & Unwin, Crows Nest, NSW, 2003. [ Details... ]

    Oxley Library

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