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Treasure Hunting
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The Holtermann Collection photos - amazing details of gold rush days.
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<blockquote data-quote="RadioGuru" data-source="post: 120880" data-attributes="member: 1450"><p>Holtermann used huge plates for his photos and this will explain the high resolution. When Holtermann built his estate and mansion in North Sydney part of the mansion was a tower where he spent time taking panoramic photos of the Sydney skyline. The camera used for this work used plates of 5' x 3' (rumoured to be the largest available) and it would not have been easy dragging them or the camera up the narrow stairs inside the tower, an equivalent of six storeys. The tower with its original stair case and viewing platform still exists and is part of Shore School now.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RadioGuru, post: 120880, member: 1450"] Holtermann used huge plates for his photos and this will explain the high resolution. When Holtermann built his estate and mansion in North Sydney part of the mansion was a tower where he spent time taking panoramic photos of the Sydney skyline. The camera used for this work used plates of 5' x 3' (rumoured to be the largest available) and it would not have been easy dragging them or the camera up the narrow stairs inside the tower, an equivalent of six storeys. The tower with its original stair case and viewing platform still exists and is part of Shore School now. [/QUOTE]
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