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Boyle Travers Finniss [B 5833] • Photograph

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Summary

[General description] This is an upper body portrait of Boyle Travers Finniss, in three quarter view. He wears a jacket, double breasted waitcoat and mutton chop whiskers. Mr. Finniss, a surveyor, arrived in South Australia on the Cygnet in 1836 and as Surveyor General William Light's assistant had a role in the setting out of Adelaide and surrounds, later founding the site for Darwin. He was South Australia's first Premier for a brief period.

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Physical description

Photograph; 9.3 cm x 13.8 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1880

Photographer

Duryea, Townsend

Collection

Part of Portrait Collection

Subject

Finniss, Boyle Travers, 1807-1893
Pioneers -- South Australia
Premiers -- South Australia

Catalogue record

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Digitisation information

Date

24/06/2005

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

2,279 x 3,399 pixels (7.7 MP)

Size

7.77 MB

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