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Slate Quarry at Mintaro [B 10597] • Photograph

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Summary

[General description] Mintaro Slate Quarry showing men and horses at work. Men are seated at frame saws which were used for cutting slate and there is a small steam crane (seen in the background). Slabs of slate of all sizes are stacked around the quarry yard.

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Physical description

Photograph; 20.2 cm x 16.1 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1872

Photographer

Sweet, Samuel White

Collections

Part of Mintaro Collection
Part of Sweet Collection

Subject

Quarries and quarrying -- South Australia -- Mintaro
Slate -- South Australia -- Mintaro

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Digitisation information

Date

04/01/2006

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,489 x 2,661 pixels (9.3 MP)

Size

27.88 MB

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