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Bill Thompson (Old William Thompson)   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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John Watt Beattie  (1859–1930)  wikidata:Q6263251
 
Alternative names
Beattie, J.W.; J. W. Beattie; J W Beattie
Description British-Australian photographer
Photographer studio in Tasmania, Australia
Date of birth/death 15 August 1859 Edit this at Wikidata 24 June 1930 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Aberdeen Hobart
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creator QS:P170,Q6263251
Title
Bill Thompson (Old William Thompson)
Description
English: Studio photograph of old William Thompson in convict uniform and leg irons.
Français : Photo prise en Studio de William Thompson âgé, en uniforme de prisonier et portant des entraves aux jambes.
  • Subjects:
    • Thompson, William - fl. 1841-
    • Coal Mines (Convict Station : Saltwater River) - Biography
    • Convicts - Tasmania
    • Convicts - Costume - Tasmania - History
    • Older men - History - 19th century
    • Restraint of prisoners - Equipment and supplies - History
    • Leg irons - History
  • ADRI: AUTAS001125883736
Date 1900
date QS:P571,+1900-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Medium
English: Sepia toning digitally converted in black and white
Français : Photo sépia convertie numériquement en noir et blanc
Dimensions height: 14 cm (5.5 in); width: 9.9 cm (3.8 in)
dimensions QS:P2048,14U174728
dimensions QS:P2049,9.9U174728
Source Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts. State Library of Tasmania State Library of Tasmania catalogue.
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current23:46, 24 November 2010Thumbnail for version as of 23:46, 24 November 20102,256 × 3,168 (1.02 MB)LobStoR (talk | contribs)lossless crop/greyscale reduction, from full-sized original
23:17, 13 July 2010Thumbnail for version as of 23:17, 13 July 2010600 × 852 (50 KB)LobStoR (talk | contribs)"lossless" greyscale reduction (other than the loss of color, of course)
16:06, 4 February 2006Thumbnail for version as of 16:06, 4 February 2006600 × 852 (133 KB)Calderwood (talk | contribs)edited version of Bill_Thompson_(Tasmanian_convict).jpg.

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