Bales of wool on barge from Australian sheep station for shipment to England and the Continent
real photo postcard, color, divided back
POSTCARDS2014 Lang Collection
Raphael Tuck & Sons; Oilette
Australia
paper
3-3/8 x 5-3/8 in.
Real photo postcard, color, divided back; handwritten on back 2-88"; printed on back "Raphael Tuck & Sons 'OILETTE' [Regd.] Postcard 9346", and "AN AUSTRALIAN SHEEP STATION. Series II.", and "Wool Consigned for Shipment. . . wood packed in bales, which have been brought from the sheep station - in some cases a great many miles by road - and is now to be conveyed by steamer to the nearest seaport for trans-shipment to England and the Continent."; printed on front lower left "AN AUSTRALIAN SHEEP STATION. / Wool consigned for shipment.", and lower right "Oilette / [[logo]]"; bales of wool on barge from Australian sheep station for shipment to England and the Continent.
2014.49.4443
Gift of Monika and Steven Lang, 2014