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Wakefield Street, Adelaide [B 7399] • Photograph

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Summary

[General description] At the opening of the new Metropolitan Fire Brigade Station a crowd watches as the Fire Brigade appliance teams demonstrate their fast response to the alarm bell. The horses are literally 'raring to go'. [On back of photograph] 'Acre 342 / Metropolitan Fire Brigade Station / Wakefield Street, south side / September 30th 1892 / Presented by the Port Adelaide Historical Society'.

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Physical description

Photograph; 12.5 cm x 7.8 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1892

Collection

Part of Acre 342 Collection

Subject

Horse-drawn vehicles -- South Australia -- Adelaide
Fire fighters -- South Australia -- Adelaide
Fire stations -- South Australia -- Adelaide

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Digitisation information

Date

18/10/2005

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,193 x 1,999 pixels (6.4 MP)

Size

19.17 MB

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