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John Stephens [B 5942] • Photograph

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Summary

[General description] This is a portrait of John Stephens, seated at a table with a copy of the 'Christian Advocate', a paper he helped found in 1832. He emigrated to Adelaide in 1843 where he founded The Adelaide Observer and acquired the South Australian Register in June 1845. [On back of photograph] 'John Stephens / (brother of Samuel and Edward Stephens) Journalist, author of the 'History of South Australia' / Reproduced from a painting in the 'Register' Office, Adelaide. (Note by J.M.) 'At present in the Historical Section of the Art Gallery, March 1949'.

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Physical description

Photograph; 12.7 cm x 10.6 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1840

Collection

Part of Portrait Collection

Subject

Stephens, John, 1806-1850
Newspapers -- Ownership -- South Australia -- History
Journalists -- South Australia -- Adelaide

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Digitisation information

Date

27/06/2005

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

2,724 x 3,257 pixels (8.9 MP)

Size

26.64 MB

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