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Mounted Police Barracks [B 10890] • Photograph

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Summary

Mounted Police Barracks archway leading to the quadrangle behind the South Australian Museum, looking east, 9th December 1941.This photograph shows the masonry work on a limestone wall in the 1850s. The archway was built in 1854 as part of the first buildings for the Mounted Police Barracks probably to the design of W Benett Hayes the Colonial Architect. Originally the quadrangle had a similar arch to the west. When it was first erected it was likened to dog kennels.The archway was renovated in 1968.

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Physical description

Photograph; 13.7 cm x 8.1 cm

Dates / Publication details

1941

Photographer

State Library of South Australia

Collections

Part of Adelaide Views Collection
Part of Mounted Police Barracks Collection

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Digitisation information

Date

23/12/2005

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

1,992 x 3,537 pixels (7.0 MP)

Size

21.17 MB

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