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Residence, Kensington Gdns [B 10679] • Photograph

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Summary

James Alexander Holdens' residence, Holden Street, Kensington Park - Girton School for Girls and now Pembroke School. JA Holden, the businessman who founded the South Australian Company which eventually produced the Holden car, built a substantial seven room house in 1875. The photograph depicts a busy scene showing a nursemaid with a small child standing under the verandah of a large house. There is also a small boy riding a rocking horse, a gentleman seated and a lady standing . A horse and carriage is taking two young ladies away from the house and another maid can be seen on the upstairs balcony along with a lady holding a small child. A large greenhouse stands at the back of the property.

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Physical description

Photograph; 21.4 cm x 16 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1872

Creator

Sweet, Samuel White

Collection

Part of Kensington Gardens Collection

Subject

Holden, James Alexander, 1835-1887
Architecture, Domestic -- South Australia -- Kensington Park

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Digitisation information

Date

04/01/2006

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,686 x 2,811 pixels (10.4 MP)

Size

31.12 MB

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