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Wakefield Street, Adelaide [PRG 631/2/579] • Photograph

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Summary

[General description] Set between the foreground of the wide dirt road and the sky are the imposing stone buildings of Christian Brothers College. The Foundation Stone was laid by the Catholic Bishop (later Archbishop) C.A. Reynolds, fourth bishop of Adelaide, on 15 August 1878. Classes began on 20 January 1879. The classroom block on the left was demolished in 1961 to make way for the widening of Ackland (now Frome) Street. In this photo the school is surrounded by a corregated iron fence. [On back of photograph] 'Acre 293 / Christian Brothers College / Wakefield Street, north side. East corner of Ackland Street. Probably between 1890 and 1897 / Far side of college on the right is 57.5 yards east of Ackland Street. On the extreme left is Ifould Street.'

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Physical description

Photograph; 20.6 cm x 14.9 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1890

Collection

Part of Acre 293 Collection

Subject

Christian Brothers' College (Adelaide, S.A.)
Catholic schools -- South Australia -- Adelaide
Wakefield Street (Adelaide, S.A.)

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Date

03/05/2005

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,132 x 2,274 pixels (7.1 MP)

Size

7.15 MB

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