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South Australian Institute [B 10703] • Photograph

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Summary

South Australian Institute Building on North Terrace was the focal point in Adelaide's cultural life. It is a typical example of a Victorian building in the Renaissance style. Its central entrance hallway featured a grand stairway. The ground floor housed the circulating library, a large reading room, coffee room also used for lectures and a boardroom. Upstairs were three large rooms intended for classes and meetings. At the time of this photograph the lighting in the reading room and air conditioning devices were replaced.

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Physical description

Photograph; 20.5 cm x 15.5 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1872

Creator

Sweet, Samuel White

Collections

Part of Adelaide Views Collection
Part of S.A. Institute Collection

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Digitisation information

Date

20/03/2015

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

8,307 x 6,447 pixels (53.6 MP)

Size

333.17 MB

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