Vaniman's antics to take this photograph were described in the Blue Mountains Gazette 27 November 1903: A man at the top of an eighty-foot pole attracted a deal of attention in the Katoomba Park on Wednesday he coolly handled a photographic camera with which he took several pictures. Find more information about the Melvin Vaniman collection of photographic panoramas in the State Library of New South Wales' catalogue: acms.sl.nsw.gov.au/item/itemdetailpaged.aspx?itemid=413018 Recently restored, The Carrington Hotel continues to overlook the town and Jamison Valley.