Frederick K Cornell
1885
Pictures Collection
This exquisite presentation album was owned Lady Loch, the wife of Sir Henry Brougham Loch who was Governor of Victoria between 1884 and 1895. It was presented to Lady Loch at Sale, Gippsland, in December 1885 during an official tour of the region.
Measuring 40cm x 32.5cm, the album is bound in embossed morocco gilt. Its title page has an ornate inscription in watercolour, pen and gold ink which reads 'Presented to Lady Loch at Sale Gippsland, Wednesday 23rd December, 1885'.
The album contains 100 albumen photographs taken by Frederick K Cornell, a photographer in Sale between 1866 and 1885. Depicting life in Gippsland in the 19th century, these photographs provide a wonderful insight into the settlement of Gippsland, the taming of its natural environment, and the establishment of its early industries. | 
