This is a black-and-white wood engraving of a drawing dating from about 1870 by Samuel Calvert (1828-1913). Probably set near Adelaide, South Australia, it depicts a group of men and women in mid-Victorian dress, circled around a rough-hewn telegraph pole, in a bush setting. The pole is being levered, using ropes, into an upright position, with its base in a hole in the ground. The men are raising their hats, possibly cheering. In the background, to the right, a workman on a ladder watches the proceedings, while on the left, part of a sloping-sided wall tent can be seen.
Copyright | Reproduced courtesy of National Library of Australia |
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Creator | Samuel Calvert, artist |
Identifiers | National Library of Australia catalogue number nla.pic-an10328023
TLF resource R3560 |
Source | National Library of Australia, http://www.nla.gov.au |