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Spring Heritage Festival

1989, Photograph, B 53081

Andrew Peake speaking at the 1989 Spring Heritage Festival family history seminar.

Family History Seminar

Burgess, John, 1990, Photograph, B 53145

Elizabeth Ho, Manager introducing the proceedings at the Family History Seminar.

Family History Seminar

Burgess, John, 1990, Photograph, B 53146

Barbara Holbourn, Pictures Librarian, speaking on the value of the Pictorial Collection at the Family History Seminar.

Family History Seminar

Burgess, John, 1990, Photograph, B 53147

Barbara Holbourn, Pictures Librarian, speaking on the value of the Pictorial Collection at the Family History Seminar.

[General description] The new east wing of the South Australian Museum was officially opened on 8 December 1915 containing a Natural History and Art Museum. It is Romanesque in style with a mansard roof. Perhaps it is still incomplete in this view where two ladies stroll past, one with a sun umbrella. A gardener is busy in front of the building which is almost identical to the west (Jervois) wing, now known as the Mortlock Library. See B 225 for photograph of construction work. [On back of photograph] 'South Australian Museum (eastern wing) / North Terrace / About 1912'.

North Terrace, Adelaide

Krischock, Harry, 1914, Photograph, B 285

[On back of photograph] 'First successful aeroplane flight over Adelaide (A.W. Jones, pilot) / Jan. 2, 1914.' [General description] The small bi-plane flies over a perfect snapshot of North Terrace, circa 1914. The Institute building appears on the extreme left, and next door to it is the Mortlock Library. The Museum building beyond has just been completed. Further down is the dome of the Exhibition Building. Telegraph poles march down the centre of North Terrace and accompanying them are the ornate poles supporting the wires for the latest innovation, the electric tram.

North Terrace, Adelaide

c. 1922, Photograph, B 1177

[On back of photograph] 'Published in the "Chronicle", December 16, 1922. North Terrace, looking east from Gawler Place.' [General description] Panoramic view of North Terrace, sometimes described as Adelaide's cultural boulevard, showing its well integrated mix of public buildings, statuary and plantings. The South Australian Institute, Mortlock Building and the Museum are prominent on the left and further along the dome of the Exhibition Building can be seen. Transport includes electric tram, car, bicycle and horse-drawn. The statue of King Edward VII stands in the foreground and the eastern suburbs and foothills form a backdrop to the view.

North Terrace, Adelaide

State Library of South Australia, c. 1926, Photograph, B 3851

[General description] People are strolling past the Mortlock Library building along a wide footpath under an avenue of Plane trees. On the right are gardens which include a palm tree. [On back of photograph] 'North Terrace / Footpath on north side of North Terrace looking east from the reading room / Oct. 26, 1926' (Another hand) 'In 1929 the lay out of the garden was altered and the path here shown was abolished. See B 5368'.

North Terrace, Adelaide

c. 1927, Photograph, B 4220

[General description] A panoramic view of North Terrace looking north west, showing its gardens and buildings including the Museum, Mortlock Library and Institute. Rooftops of city buildings are seen on the left. Just above the railway station and parliament buildings in the distance is a gasometer. Traffic is still a mix of motor car and horse-drawn with an electric tram running down the centre of the road. [On back of photograph] 'North Terrace, looking west from the Kelvin Building* / 1927' (Another hand) '*Now called Security House'.

North Terrace, Adelaide

c. 1927, Photograph, B 4223

[General description] A panoramic view across North Terrace, its gardens and its buildings including the Museum, Mortlock Library and Institute. Scots church is seen on the left. A sign in the lower right section of the photograph directs patrons to the entrance of Wirth's Circus. [On back of photograph] 'North Terrace, looking west from the Masonic Temple / 1927'.

North Terrace near Kintore Avenue

Walker, Gordon, 1912, Photograph, B 5499

North Terrace showing the Institute Building, the Mortlock Library, Museum. Flower gardens and lawns stand on the north west corner of Kintore Avenue and North Terrace. The Robbie Burns statue which was unveiled on 7 May, 1894 can be seen on the corner of the gardens. This photograph was taken on 29 August, 1912.

Public Library

La Fayette Studios, 1935, Photograph, B 9263

Sir Josiah Symon Library, Public Library, Adelaide. Originally the library was housed in the Symon home at Manoah at Upper Sturt. After his death the library was bequeathed in its entirety to the Public Library. It is now housed on the third floor of the Mortlock wing.

Public Library

La Fayette Studios, 1935, Photograph, B 9264

Sir Josiah Symon Library, Public Library, Adelaide. Originally the library was housed in the Symon home at Manoah at Upper Sturt. After his death the library was bequeathed in its entirety to the Public Library. It is now housed on the third floor of the Mortlock wing.

Public Library

c. 1912, Photograph, B 14097

Interior of the Public Library in approximately 1912. The Mortlock Wing was opened as Adelaide's Public Library, Museum and Art Gallery in 1884.

Public Library

1964, Photograph, B 15382

Interior of the Mortlock wing showing two galleries, the first supported by masonry columns and the second by cast iron brackets. The balconies feature wrought iron balustrading. The wing was opened in 1884 and the clock was installed in 1887 after it was bought in London by Charles Todd for fifty pounds.

Public Library

State Library of South Australia, 1964, Photograph, B 15383

Interior of the reference library. Interior of the Mortlock wing showing two galleries, the first supported by masonry columns and the second by cast iron brackets. The balconies feature wrought iron balustrading. The wing was opened in 1884 and the clock was installed in 1887 after it was bought in London by Charles Todd for fifty pounds.

Public Library

State Library of South Australia, 1964, Photograph, B 15384

Interior of the reference library. Interior of the Mortlock wing showing two galleries, the first supported by masonry columns and the second by cast iron brackets. The balconies feature wrought iron balustrading. The wing was opened in 1884 and the clock was installed in 1887 after it was bought in London by Charles Todd for fifty pounds.

State Library: Jervois Wing

State Library of South Australia, 1988, Photograph, B 49440

State Library of South Australia: the Jervois wing, now the Mortlock Library, exterior view.

State Library Exhibition

State Library of South Australia, 1988, Photograph, B 49480

State Library: "Women and their families" photographic exhibition, 26/9/88-11/11/88.

Jervois Wing First Gallery

State Library of South Australia, c. 1984, Photograph, B 50787

Jervois Wing first gallery when occupied by the periodicals Section, before restoration for occupation by the Mortlock Library Collections.

Jervois Wing First Gallery

State Library of South Australia, c. 1984, Photograph, B 50788

Jervois Wing first gallery when occupied by the Periodicals Section, before restoration for occupation by the Mortlock Library Collections.

Jervois Wing

State Library of South Australia, c. 1984, Photograph, B 50789

A reading bay in the Jervois Wing when occupied by the Periodicals Section, before restoration for occupation by the Mortlock Library Collections.

Jervois Wing

Barnes, Doris Constance, c. 1920, Photograph, B 52748

The Jervois Wing, State Library original building which now houses the Mortlock Library of South Australiana.

Intersection of North Terrace and Kintore Avenue, Adelaide

c. 1894, Photograph, B 14981

This view of the Adelaide Institute Building and the Mortlock building has been taken from the opposite side of North Terrace and shows the statue of Robbie Burns in its earlier situation. Note the large utility pole on the right.

Thelma Afford and Margy Burn

1986, Photograph, B 62249

Artist and costume designer Thelma Afford, nee Thomas, at the presentation of her 1936 Centenary drawings to Margy Burn, the Director of the Mortlock Library of South Australiana, for preservation in the archives collection.