As Woodhouse articulated in his introduction "History only attains its full value by borrowing actuality from geography and topography" and his early photography was a means through which to study the landscapes and was a key teaching tool when he was appointed to the Chair of Greek at the University of Sydney. This was the first significant survey of the Aetolian region, recording monuments, historical landscapes and archaeological finds. Portraits of his companions, including family members and guides he employed, are also to be found creating a rich personal account of Greece during this period.Ī small selection of Woodhouse’s photographs were published in his work Aetolia: its geography, topography, and antiquities, in 1897. The collection documents important archaeological sites, significant landscapes of the Greek mainland, religious architecture, contemporary street scenes and village life he encountered during his research trips across the mainland. They were donated to the Nicholson Museum in 1984 by Liska Woodhouse, William J Woodhouse’s daughter. A small portion of the archive also includes photographs of his family in the Blue Mountains and Sydney region, NSW, Australia. ![]() The Nicholson Collection holds more than 1800 glass-plate negatives taken by former curator William J Woodhouse primarily in Greece between 18.
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