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Adelaide Arcade
Captain Sweet's premises in the Adelaide Arcade, off Rundle Street, south side. The show window displays framed photographs taken by Captain Sweet Landscape Photographer
Dean Russell's funeral procession from St Pauls
Funeral procession exiting St Paul's Church and crowds gathered for the funeral for Alexander Russell, Dean of Adelaide, who died in 1886. (Sweet Adelaide).
Dean Russell's funeral at St Pauls
Crowds gathered and view of horses and buggies waiting in Flinders Street during the funeral for Alexander Russell, Dean of Adelaide, who died in 1886. (Sweet Adelaide).
Dean Russell's funeral procession from St Pauls
Crowds gathered at the corner of North Terrace and King William Street as the funeral procession for Alexander Russell passes. Horse tram 82 is visible in the foreground. (Sweet Adelaide).
Sweet Collection folders, volume 6
Volume 6 in a collection of photographs by Captain Samuel Sweet, arranged in six folders. Each photograph in Folders 1-5 and some in Folder 6 have separate records in the catalogue and have been previously digitised. By searching on Collection: Sweet Collection, these records can be drawn together. Additional photographs in Folder 6 can be viewed by taking the browse album link attached to the record B 72483/6.
Grave of Captain Samuel Sweet
Grave of Captain Samuel White Sweet. Captain Sweet died of Apoplexy at Riverton on 4 January 1886 and his funeral was conducted at the North Road Cemetery on 5 January 1886.
Samuel White Sweet
[General description] A full-length portrait of a bearded Samuel White Sweet, standing with his right hand resting on an elaborately carved table. He is wearing a cap and double breasted jacket and holding a furled umbrella in his left hand. He left his career as a Master Mariner in the British Navy to become one of Australia's first great outdoor photographers.
Samuel White Sweet
[General description] Head and shoulders portrait of Samuel White Sweet. He wears a double breasted jacket and a colourful cravat and sports mutton chop whiskers. He was a sea captain who retired from the sea in 1875 and opened up a photographic studio in Adelaide. He travelled through South Australia in his horse-drawn darkroom photographing landscapes, outback stations and homesteads. A large collection of his work is held in the South Australian Archives.
Samuel White Sweet
Portrait of Samuel White Sweet, seated with his left hand resting on a table.
King William Road, Adelaide
Avenue of eucalypts, looking south towards the city along King William Road. There is a horse drinking at a water trough in the foreground. (Sweet Adelaide 109) Another copy is in Sweet Collection folder 3. A further view taken at the same time is at B 3099, showing the horse tram approaching.
Laying foundation stone for the Exhibition Building
Crowd assembled for the laying of the foundation stone for the Jubilee Exhibition Building 21 June 1886. Official guests are on a raised platform above which flags are flying. A researcher has suggested that this photograph may have been taken after 1901 because of the flags which appear to be the official national flag of Australia, which was designed and came into use after Federation in 1901. However, this flag design may have been a precursor to the national flag as the Southern Cross constellation has been used to represent Australia since the early days of British settlement, and each of the stars has five points, unlike the national flag design, in which the stars in the Southern Cross constellation had between five and nine points, while the Commonwealth or Federation Star originally had six points.
Railway Station Adelaide
Adelaide Railway Station. (Sweet Adelaide 50).
Wagon of wool, 1000 pounds worth
Wagon, fully laden with wool bales, with team of eight horses, probably at Bungaree Station. (Sweet Adelaide 632).
North Adelaide
Behind the houses and gardens of Stanley Street is the open expanse of parkland. The city can be seen further in the distance. In the centre right a building is under construction. [On back of photograph] '1875-79. Looking south from the north side of Stanley Street. The extreme left is 41 1/2 yards east of New Street. Critical factors in determination of date are the white clock face of the G.P.O. and the presence of the old bridge on the Frome Road. This is the central portion of a panorama of three views of which B 1005 is the right portion and B 9202, the left.' (Sweet Adelaide 378).
Carriage and pair of white horses
Carriage and pair of white horses. The driver is wearing coachman's livery and a top hat.
White Hart Hotel, Hindley street
White Hart Hotel, south side of Hindley Street east corner of Peel Street, frontage is 13 yards. The White Hart Hotel existed from 1840 and was also known as Volunteer. It was demolished in 1973. At the time of this photograph the proprietor was FW August Klauer.
South Australian views: album
Album titled 'South Australian views', with some photographs attributable to the photographer Captain Samuel White Sweet. Views include street scenes in Adelaide, the Botanic Gardens, Victoria Square, Mitcham, Glen Osmond, Morialta, Waterfall Gully, Clarendon, Eden Hills, Glenelg, Port Elliot, Naracoorte Caves, Mount Gambier and Lakes, Melrose, Broken Hill mines and River Murray. See 'more information tab' for further details of individual photographs. A small collection of loose photographs was found in the back of this album. To see details of these, go to B 72112/1-35.
Adelaide and the Adelaide Hills: album of views
Album of views taken in Adelaide and the Adelaide Hills, with some photographs attributable to the photographer Captain Samuel White Sweet. Views include street scenes in and around Adelaide showing prominent buildings and the Botanic Gardens, Glenelg and Port Adelaide, as well as Norton's Summit, Waterfall Gully, Morialta, and Bridgewater in the Adelaide hills.
Mitcham
Woman with an umbrella pictured on the roadway under large gums near the corner of Old Belair Road and Evans Avenue, Mitcham, marked 'Sweet Adelaide 584'. A researcher has suggested that the woman may be Elizabeth Sweet, wife of photographer Samuel Sweet. See also B 3723 and B 43123 for other photographs taken by Samuel Sweet, featuring his wife.
Adelaide views
An album of photographs by SW Sweet, featuring scenes around Adelaide.
Adelaide Arcade interior
Adelaide Arcade viewed from upper level at Rundle Street end with everyone standing still for the photograph to be taken. Ornate fountains can be seen in the middle of the arcade with the nearest one representing two children holding an umbrella. A staircase leading below ground level is surrounded by wrought iron railings. Beautiful electric lamps line the arcade and others hang suspended from the ceiling. The arcade was one of the first Adelaide buildings to use electric lighting. The Carrara marble and black and white encaustic tiles form elegant designs. It is possible that the man on the right is the Arcade's caretaker, Francis Cluney, who died in 1887. He was found mangled in the electric light generator. He was known to always wear a top hat, long coat and an array of military badges down the left side of his chest, as shown in this photograph. The photograph was most likely taken on 12 December 1885, the opening day of the new Adelaide Arcade. An illustration based on Sweet's photograph appeared in the Pictorial Australian of 1 January 1886.
Loose photographs
Photographs taken by Captain Samuel Sweet across many locations in South Australia and the Northern Territory. Many are marked 'Sweet Adelaide' with a number, and sometimes an anchor is drawn. Some have also been stamped, 'Captn Sweet Adelaide, landscape photographer' in the lower right corner. A number of photographs in the collection have not yet been confirmed as being taken by Captain Sweet. To see details of the individual photographs, search on Archival number PRG 742/5/1-202.
Bridge workers, Murray Bridge
The men working on the construction of the Bridge taking a break. The Adelaide to the Victorian border line is 60 miles from Adelaide and the bridge had 5 spans of 121 feet each, and 23 spans of 60 feet each. The copy in Sweet Collection folder 4 has Sweet signature, (Sweet Adelaide 429). The bridge was completed in 1879 and by 1886 it carried the railway line as well. The increasing weight of rolling stock meant that a new rail bridge was built in 1925
Album presented to the Revd A.G. Rawstorne
Volume 2 of two large photographic albums presented 'to the Reverend A. G. Rawstorne, M.A. / in memory of his three years of busy work / and bright useful life / in / South Australia / with much affection and gratitude / from / the Bishop and Mrs Kennion. / Bishop's Court / N. Adelaide / Jan. 11th 1886. / My pulses therefore beat again / for other friends that once I met / nor can it suit me to forget / the mighty hopes that makes us men. / Tennyson. In mem. cant.85'. The album contains 111 Sweet photographs, each with a brief caption. [Individual photos from the album can also be viewed by doing an ARCHIVAL NUMBER search on SRG 94/2/13. The second volume can be found at SRG 94/2/14.]
Album presented to the Revd A.G. Rawstorne
Volume 1 of two large photographic albums presented 'to the Reverend A. G. Rawstorne, M.A. / in memory of his three years of busy work / and bright useful life / in / South Australia / with much affection and gratitude / from / the Bishop and Mrs Kennion. / Bishop's Court / N. Adelaide / Jan. 11th 1886. / My pulses therefore beat again / for other friends that once I met / nor can it suit me to forget / the mighty hopes that makes us men. / Tennyson. In mem. cant.85'. The album contains 111 Sweet photographs, each with a brief caption. [Individual photos from the album can also be viewed by doing an ARCHIVAL NUMBER search on SRG 94/2/13. The second volume can be found at SRG 94/2/14.]
Darwin
[On back of photograph] 'Landing the cable at Port Darwin. From Captain Sweet's negative.' [General description] A large group of men are holding the cable, whilst officials look on. Two draught horses are present indicationg that horse power had been used to assist. Further out from shore men in small boats can be seen supporting the cable above the water. In the distance is the ship 'Hibernia'. This is in preparation for the connection to overland telegraph on the 7th November 1871. See Hodder's History of SA, v. 2, p. 26 and SA Register February 10, 1872, 3E. Both photographs held show Sweet anchor symbol, and the copy in Sweet Collection folder 5 has additional Sweet number (Sweet Adelaide [602?]).
Shipping, Port Adelaide
[General description] Reflections on still water make this an attractive image of shipping at Port Adelaide with the Jervois bridge forming a division between sea and sky. A small boy is seated on a spar in the foreground. The Crownthorpe was an iron Barque, built at Sunderland in 1873. She was dismasted and abandoned at the Cape of Good Hope 30th June 1886. [On back of photograph] 'Port Adelaide / 1879 / The second sailing vessel from the left is the Crownthorpe / Jervois Bridge is in the background (Sweet Adelaide 208).'
King William Street
Government Offices, North-East corner King William Street and Flinders Street photographed between 1875-1886 (Sweet Adelaide 80) The buildings have their shutters closed against the bright sunlight. King William Street is devoid of traffic.
Government Offices, Victoria Square
Government offices, Victoria Square. East side. 1883-1886. (Sweet Adelaide 71) The octagonal tower of the Unitarian Church can be seen on the northen side of Wakefield Street around the corner from the Torrens Building. The Torrens Building was designed by Melbourne architect Michael Egan. The gardens in Victoria Square are contained behind iron railings.
Saint Peter's College at Hackney
[General description] Saint Peter's College at Hackney.Young students dressed in uniform and hats are standing on or near the terrace. The three storey building holds an imposing position in front of the school playing fields. A rustic wooden fence encloses a garden next to the main school building. [On back of photograph] St. Peter's College 1872-86. Sweet Adelaide 852.