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![Glass plate negative - two men with cuts of meat hanging from roof of dwelling, Northern Territory, photographed by Herbert Basedow, 1905 or 1911]( "Glass plate negative - two men with cuts of meat hanging from roof of dwelling, Northern Territory, photographed by Herbert Basedow, 1905 or 1911")
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![Glass plate negative - The vice-regal party at breakfast, central Australia, photographed by Herbert Basedow, 1923]( "Glass plate negative - The vice-regal party at breakfast, central Australia, photographed by Herbert Basedow, 1923")
Glass plate negative - The vice-regal party at breakfast, ce...
Left to right: Sir Henry Barwell, William Webb, Thomas McCallum, NG Bell, Sir Tom Bridges (Governor of South Australia),...
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![Glass plate negative - The main street of Derby, Western Australia, photographed by Herbert Basedow, 1916]( "Glass plate negative - The main street of Derby, Western Australia, photographed by Herbert Basedow, 1916")
Glass plate negative - The main street of Derby, Western Aus...
Reproduced by Basedow in 'Narrative of an Expedition of Exploration in North-Western Australia', "Proceedings of the Roy...
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![Glass plate negative - Children in front of dwellings, The Bungalow, Alice Springs, Northern Territory, photographed by Herbert Basedow, 1920]( "Glass plate negative - Children in front of dwellings, The Bungalow, Alice Springs, Northern Territory, photographed by Herbert Basedow, 1920")
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![Glass plate negative - Sand deposited between kitchen and meat house during a single sandstorm, Miranda Station, South Australia, photographed by Herbert Basedow, 1919]( "Glass plate negative - Sand deposited between kitchen and meat house during a single sandstorm, Miranda Station, South Australia, photographed by Herbert Basedow, 1919")
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![Glass plate negative of two birds]( "Glass plate negative of two birds")
Glass plate negative of two birds
This glass plate negative was taken by Gladstone Weatherstone as a teenager in the 1920s. Capturing birds and bird habit...
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![Glass plate negative - Station hands butchering a beast, Victoria River Downs station, Northern Territory, photographed by Herbert Basedow, 1922]( "Glass plate negative - Station hands butchering a beast, Victoria River Downs station, Northern Territory, photographed by Herbert Basedow, 1922")
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![Glass plate negative - An episode in the great fire ceremony, Forrest River mission, Western Australia, photographed by Herbert Basedow, 1916]( "Glass plate negative - An episode in the great fire ceremony, Forrest River mission, Western Australia, photographed by Herbert Basedow, 1916")
Glass plate negative - An episode in the great fire ceremony...
Reproduced by Basedow in "The Australian Aboriginal", FW Preece and Sons, Adelaide, 1925, plate XXXII. Caption reads: '...
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![Glass plate negative - Women and children at campsite, Darwin, Northern Territory, photographed by Herbert Basedow, 1922]( "Glass plate negative - Women and children at campsite, Darwin, Northern Territory, photographed by Herbert Basedow, 1922")
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![Glass plate negative - Frank Feast, wearing a World War I uniform, walking beside the expedition buggy, central Australia, photographed by Herbert Basedow, 1920]( "Glass plate negative - Frank Feast, wearing a World War I uniform, walking beside the expedition buggy, central Australia, photographed by Herbert Basedow, 1920")
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![Glass plate negative - Fish-tail bark and dug-out canoes, Melville Island, Northern Territory, in the background, photographed by Herbert Basedow, 1911]( "Glass plate negative - Fish-tail bark and dug-out canoes, Melville Island, Northern Territory, in the background, photographed by Herbert Basedow, 1911")
Glass plate negative - Fish-tail bark and dug-out canoes, Me...
Reproduced by Basedow in 'Notes on the Natives of Bathurst Island, North Australia', "Journal of the Royal Anthropologic...
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![Portrait of a woman, Ooldea, South Australia, photographed by Herbert Basedow, 1920]( "Portrait of a woman, Ooldea, South Australia, photographed by Herbert Basedow, 1920")
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![Glass plate negative - Distributing sweets to school children at Alice Springs, Northern Territory, photographed by Herbert Basedow, 1923]( "Glass plate negative - Distributing sweets to school children at Alice Springs, Northern Territory, photographed by Herbert Basedow, 1923")
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![Nell Basedow in a rickshaw, Colombo, Sri Lanka, photographed by Herbert Basedow, 1931 or 1932]( "Nell Basedow in a rickshaw, Colombo, Sri Lanka, photographed by Herbert Basedow, 1931 or 1932")
Nell Basedow in a rickshaw, Colombo, Sri Lanka, photographe...
Reproduced by Basedow in the "Chronicle" (Adelaide) (26 May 1932). Caption reads: 'Mrs. Basedow in a ricksha.'...
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![Glass plate negative - Whistle and his wife Nellie, between Derby and Kimberley Downs station, Western Australia, photographed by Herbert Basedow, 1916]( "Glass plate negative - Whistle and his wife Nellie, between Derby and Kimberley Downs station, Western Australia, photographed by Herbert Basedow, 1916")
Glass plate negative - Whistle and his wife Nellie, between ...
At the time Basedow took this photograph Whistle and Nellie were assisting Kimberley Downs teamster Mr. Perkins cart sup...
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![Glass plate negative of landscape with low scrub and farmland]( "Glass plate negative of landscape with low scrub and farmland")
Glass plate negative of landscape with low scrub and farmlan...
This glass plate negative was taken by Gladstone Weatherstone as a teenager in the 1920s. Capturing birds and bird habit...
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![Glass plate negative - Deception Creek, Red Gorge, Flinders Ranges, South Australia, photographed by Herbert Basedow, between 1905 and 1914]( "Glass plate negative - Deception Creek, Red Gorge, Flinders Ranges, South Australia, photographed by Herbert Basedow, between 1905 and 1914")
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![Glass plate negative - Youth on raft, Worora people, George Water, Western Australia, photographed by Herbert Basedow, 1916]( "Glass plate negative - Youth on raft, Worora people, George Water, Western Australia, photographed by Herbert Basedow, 1916")
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![Glass plate negative - Grave with painted grave posts, Bathurst Island, Northern Territory, photographed by Herbert Basedow, 1911]( "Glass plate negative - Grave with painted grave posts, Bathurst Island, Northern Territory, photographed by Herbert Basedow, 1911")
Glass plate negative - Grave with painted grave posts, Bathu...
Reproduced by Basedow in 'Notes on the Natives of Bathurst Island, North Australia', "Journal of the Royal Anthropologic...
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![Glass plate negative - Men showing their scars, Port George IV, Western Australia, photographed by Herbert Basedow, 1916]( "Glass plate negative - Men showing their scars, Port George IV, Western Australia, photographed by Herbert Basedow, 1916")
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![Glass plate negative - Wagon carrying 8-tonne load, Victoria River, Northern Territory, photographed by Herbert Basedow, 1922]( "Glass plate negative - Wagon carrying 8-tonne load, Victoria River, Northern Territory, photographed by Herbert Basedow, 1922")
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![Glass plate negative - Emily Gap, Northern Territory, photographed by Herbert Basedow, 1924]( "Glass plate negative - Emily Gap, Northern Territory, photographed by Herbert Basedow, 1924")
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![Glass plate negative - Buffalo cart, Colombo, Sri Lanka, photographed by Herbert Basedow, 1931 or 1932]( "Glass plate negative - Buffalo cart, Colombo, Sri Lanka, photographed by Herbert Basedow, 1931 or 1932")
Glass plate negative - Buffalo cart, Colombo, Sri Lanka, pho...
Reproduced by Basedow in the "Chronicle" (Adelaide) (26 May 1932). Caption reads: 'Native buffalo cart in Colombo.'...
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![Glass plate negative - Camels pulling the expedition buggy, central Australia, photographed by Herbert Basedow, 1920]( "Glass plate negative - Camels pulling the expedition buggy, central Australia, photographed by Herbert Basedow, 1920")
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![Glass plate negative - The game of 'gorri', Humbert River station, Northern Territory, photographed by Herbert Basedow, 1922]( "Glass plate negative - The game of 'gorri', Humbert River station, Northern Territory, photographed by Herbert Basedow, 1922")
Glass plate negative - The game of 'gorri', Humbert River st...
Reproduced by Basedow in "The Australian Aboriginal", FW Preece and Sons, Adelaide, 1925, plate XIII/1. Caption reads: ...
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![Glass plate negative - Rock paintings, Forrest River, Western Australia, photographed by Herbert Basedow, 1916]( "Glass plate negative - Rock paintings, Forrest River, Western Australia, photographed by Herbert Basedow, 1916")
Glass plate negative - Rock paintings, Forrest River, Wester...
Reproduced by Basedow in "The Australian Aboriginal", FW Preece and Sons, Adelaide, 1925, plate XLVII/1. Caption reads:...
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![Glass plate negative - Women's camp fight, photographed by Herbert Basedow]( "Glass plate negative - Women's camp fight, photographed by Herbert Basedow")
Glass plate negative - Women's camp fight, photographed by H...
This is believed to be a fight witnessed by Basedow in the Victoria River district N.T. in 1922.
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![Glass plate negative of road with scrub either side]( "Glass plate negative of road with scrub either side")
Glass plate negative of road with scrub either side
This glass plate negative was taken by Gladstone Weatherstone as a teenager in the 1920s. Capturing birds and bird habit...
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![Glass plate negative of containers collected by Herbert Basedow at Bathurst Island, Northern Territory, in 1911, photographed by Herbert Basedow between 1911 and 1914]( "Glass plate negative of containers collected by Herbert Basedow at Bathurst Island, Northern Territory, in 1911, photographed by Herbert Basedow between 1911 and 1914")
Glass plate negative of containers collected by Herbert Base...
Reproduced by Basedow in 'Notes on the Natives of Bathurst Island, North Australia', "Journal of the Royal Anthropologic...
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![Glass plate negative - Expedition party crossing a clay flat, north-west of Gill's Bluff, South Australia, photographed by Herbert Basedow, 1919]( "Glass plate negative - Expedition party crossing a clay flat, north-west of Gill's Bluff, South Australia, photographed by Herbert Basedow, 1919")
Glass plate negative - Expedition party crossing a clay flat...
Nell Basedow is in the buggy at front, Erwin Basedow walking and Richard Grenfell Thomas in the wagon at rear....
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![Glass plate negative - Central Mt. Stuart, Northern Territory, photographed by Herbert Basedow, 1923]( "Glass plate negative - Central Mt. Stuart, Northern Territory, photographed by Herbert Basedow, 1923")
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![Glass plate negative of 17 Bathurst Island, Northern Territory, spears against trellis fence with board bearing a wooden tape measure, photographed by Herbert Basedow, between 1911 and 1914]( "Glass plate negative of 17 Bathurst Island, Northern Territory, spears against trellis fence with board bearing a wooden tape measure, photographed by Herbert Basedow, between 1911 and 1914")
Glass plate negative of 17 Bathurst Island, Northern Territo...
Reproduced by Basedow in 'Notes on the Natives of Bathurst Island, North Australia', "Journal of the Royal Anthropologic...
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![Glass plate negative - Sub-manager's children, Cadelga station, South Australia, photographed by Herbert Basedow, 1919]( "Glass plate negative - Sub-manager's children, Cadelga station, South Australia, photographed by Herbert Basedow, 1919")
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![Glass plate negative - Heavitree Gap, Alice Springs, Northern Territory, photographed by Herbert Basedow, 1923]( "Glass plate negative - Heavitree Gap, Alice Springs, Northern Territory, photographed by Herbert Basedow, 1923")
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![Glass plate negative - Old man in front of his hut, Yandruwandha people, Innamincka district, South Australia, photographed by Herbert Basedow, 1919]( "Glass plate negative - Old man in front of his hut, Yandruwandha people, Innamincka district, South Australia, photographed by Herbert Basedow, 1919")
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![Glass plate negative - Rock engravings, Deception Creek, Red Gorge, Flinders Ranges, South Australia, photographed by Herbert Basedow, between 1905 and 1914]( "Glass plate negative - Rock engravings, Deception Creek, Red Gorge, Flinders Ranges, South Australia, photographed by Herbert Basedow, between 1905 and 1914")
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![Glass plate negative - The McAuley family, Karrathunka Waterhole, South Australia, photographed by Herbert Basedow, 1919]( "Glass plate negative - The McAuley family, Karrathunka Waterhole, South Australia, photographed by Herbert Basedow, 1919")
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![Glass plate negative - About to depart The Bluff station, Queensland, photographed by Herbert Basedow, 1919]( "Glass plate negative - About to depart The Bluff station, Queensland, photographed by Herbert Basedow, 1919")
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![Glass plate negative - Aboriginal postman carrying mail between Nullabor station, South Australia, and Eucla, Western Australia, photographed by Herbert Basedow, 1920]( "Glass plate negative - Aboriginal postman carrying mail between Nullabor station, South Australia, and Eucla, Western Australia, photographed by Herbert Basedow, 1920")
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![Glass plate negative - Katherine River, Northern Territory, photographed by Herbert Basedow, 1922]( "Glass plate negative - Katherine River, Northern Territory, photographed by Herbert Basedow, 1922")
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![Glass plate negative - Fort Hill, Darwin Northern Territory, photographed by Herbert Basedow, 1905 or 1911]( "Glass plate negative - Fort Hill, Darwin Northern Territory, photographed by Herbert Basedow, 1905 or 1911")
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![Glass plate negative - Wagon crossing a stream bed, Victoria River district, Northern Territory, photographed by Herbert Basedow, 1922]( "Glass plate negative - Wagon crossing a stream bed, Victoria River district, Northern Territory, photographed by Herbert Basedow, 1922")
Glass plate negative - Wagon crossing a stream bed, Victoria...
Frank Feast driving the wagon.
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![Glass plate negative - Woman carrying pet possum on her head while on the march, Pongaponga people, western Arnhem land, Northern Territory, photographed by Herbert Basedow, 1922]( "Glass plate negative - Woman carrying pet possum on her head while on the march, Pongaponga people, western Arnhem land, Northern Territory, photographed by Herbert Basedow, 1922")
Glass plate negative - Woman carrying pet possum on her head...
A companion photograph was reproduced by Basedow in "The Australian Aboriginal", FW Preece and Sons, Adelaide, 1925, pl...
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![Glass plate negative - Rock engravings, Deception Creek east, Flinders Ranges, South Australia, photographed by Herbert Basedow, between 1905 and 1914]( "Glass plate negative - Rock engravings, Deception Creek east, Flinders Ranges, South Australia, photographed by Herbert Basedow, between 1905 and 1914")
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![Glass plate negative - Flock of sheep, Kimberley Downs station, Western Australia, photographed by Herbert Basedow, 1916]( "Glass plate negative - Flock of sheep, Kimberley Downs station, Western Australia, photographed by Herbert Basedow, 1916")
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![Glass plate negative - Luritja man demonstrating method of attack with boomerang under cover of shield, central Australia, photographed by Herbert Basedow, 1920]( "Glass plate negative - Luritja man demonstrating method of attack with boomerang under cover of shield, central Australia, photographed by Herbert Basedow, 1920")
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![Glass plate negative - Munjinna Bill, who accompanied the explorer R. F. Maurice on all his expeditions, at Maurice's grave, Yalata station, South Australia, photographed by Herbert Basedow, 1920]( "Glass plate negative - Munjinna Bill, who accompanied the explorer R. F. Maurice on all his expeditions, at Maurice's grave, Yalata station, South Australia, photographed by Herbert Basedow, 1920")
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![Glass plate negative - Expedition camp, central Australia, photographed by Herbert Basedow, 1923]( "Glass plate negative - Expedition camp, central Australia, photographed by Herbert Basedow, 1923")
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![Glass plate negative - Rock engravings, Deception Creek east, Flinders Ranges, South Australia, photographed by Herbert Basedow, between 1905 and 1914]( "Glass plate negative - Rock engravings, Deception Creek east, Flinders Ranges, South Australia, photographed by Herbert Basedow, between 1905 and 1914")
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![Glass plate negative - Boab tree, near Derby, Western Australia, photographed by Herbert Basedow, 1916]( "Glass plate negative - Boab tree, near Derby, Western Australia, photographed by Herbert Basedow, 1916")
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![Glass plate negative - Men working in stockyards, Innamincka station, South Australia, photographed by Herbert Basedow, 1919]( "Glass plate negative - Men working in stockyards, Innamincka station, South Australia, photographed by Herbert Basedow, 1919")
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![Glass plate negative - Preparing for an emu hunt, Wogait people, Anson Bay, Northern Territory, photographed by Herbert Basedow, 1905-1911]( "Glass plate negative - Preparing for an emu hunt, Wogait people, Anson Bay, Northern Territory, photographed by Herbert Basedow, 1905-1911")
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![Glass plate negative - Hermannsburg mission station, Northern Territory, photographed by Herbert Basedow, 1920]( "Glass plate negative - Hermannsburg mission station, Northern Territory, photographed by Herbert Basedow, 1920")
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![Glass plate negative - Baobab marked by Captain Lort Stokes' party in 1838, May River, off Stokes Bay, Western Australia, photographed by Herbert Basedow, 1916]( "Glass plate negative - Baobab marked by Captain Lort Stokes' party in 1838, May River, off Stokes Bay, Western Australia, photographed by Herbert Basedow, 1916")
Glass plate negative - Baobab marked by Captain Lort Stokes'...
Reproduced by Basedow in 'Narrative of an Expedition of Exploration in North-Western Australia', "Proceedings of the Roy...
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![Glass plate negative - Plane of marine denudation at Fannie Bay, Darwin, Northern Territory, photographed by Herbert Basedow, 1905(?)]( "Glass plate negative - Plane of marine denudation at Fannie Bay, Darwin, Northern Territory, photographed by Herbert Basedow, 1905(?)")
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![Glass plate negative - Bumerangi, an old Arrernte woman, suffering from senility and blindness, Bloods Creek, South Australia, photographed by Herbert Basedow, 1920]( "Glass plate negative - Bumerangi, an old Arrernte woman, suffering from senility and blindness, Bloods Creek, South Australia, photographed by Herbert Basedow, 1920")
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![Glass plate negative - Hut decked with porcupine grass, eastern Arrernte people, Arltunga, Northern Territory, photographed by Herbert Basedow, 1920]( "Glass plate negative - Hut decked with porcupine grass, eastern Arrernte people, Arltunga, Northern Territory, photographed by Herbert Basedow, 1920")
Glass plate negative - Hut decked with porcupine grass, east...
Reproduced by Basedow in "The Australian Aboriginal", FW Preece and Sons, Adelaide, 1925, plate XV/2. Caption reads: 'H...
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![Glass plate negative - Man holding a child, Victoria River, Northern Territory, photographed by Herbert Basedow, 1922]( "Glass plate negative - Man holding a child, Victoria River, Northern Territory, photographed by Herbert Basedow, 1922")
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![Glass plate negative - The tree at Fort Wills, Cooper Creek, South Australia, under which a relief party buried a cache containing provisions for members of the ill-fated Burke and Wills expedition in 1861, photographed by Herbert Basedow, 1919]( "Glass plate negative - The tree at Fort Wills, Cooper Creek, South Australia, under which a relief party buried a cache containing provisions for members of the ill-fated Burke and Wills expedition in 1861, photographed by Herbert Basedow, 1919")
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![Glass plate negative - Aboriginal prisoners, Northern Territory, photographed by Herbert Basedow, 1905]( "Glass plate negative - Aboriginal prisoners, Northern Territory, photographed by Herbert Basedow, 1905")
Glass plate negative - Aboriginal prisoners, Northern Territ...
The white man standing on the far right is Lionel Gee, a geologist. The photograph may have been taken in Darwin, Northe...
