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Great Midden at Ordnance Point
Object Number 2004.29.21809
Display Title Great Midden at Ordnance Point
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: Sandy Cape, Tasmania. Photos by R. W. Legge, January 1930. Great Midden at Ordnance Point Full descriptions found in X-File under "Tasmania" (Cont. on next card)
Department Photographic
Date 1930
Artist Robert W. Legge
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Australia / Tasmania
Additional Geographic Terms Ordnance Point, Sandy Cape
Materials Print, black and white adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 11.3 × 6.7 cm (4 7/16 × 2 5/8 in.)
Quantity 1

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Image Not Available for Chan Chan, Unit S, Fea. 7 eval midden, photos taken to replace those taken with Topic's camera a month earlier. These photos were inadvertantly destroyed by Topic.
2010.2.2.5.35.16 Chan Chan, Unit S, Fea. 7 eval midden, photos taken to replace those taken with Topic's camera a month earlier. These photos were inadvertantly destroyed by Topic.
Chan Chan
Image Not Available for Chan Chan, Unit S, Fea. 7 eval midden, photos taken to replace those taken with Topic's camera a month earlier. These photos were inadvertantly destroyed by Topic.
2010.2.2.5.35.14 Chan Chan, Unit S, Fea. 7 eval midden, photos taken to replace those taken with Topic's camera a month earlier. These photos were inadvertantly destroyed by Topic.
Chan Chan
Chan Chan, Unit S, Fea. 7 eval midden, photos taken to replace those taken with Topic's camera a month earlier. These photos were inadvertantly destroyed by Topic.
2010.2.2.5.35.15 Chan Chan, Unit S, Fea. 7 eval midden, photos taken to replace those taken with Topic's camera a month earlier. These photos were inadvertantly destroyed by Topic.
Chan Chan