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"Maid and Magpie Hotel" [B 11591] • Photograph

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Summary

"Maid and Magpie Hotel", Stepney; the signpost points the way to Magill, Greenhill and Lobethal, behind it is the public house lamp which was the only one in the vicinity. Notes on the back of the photograph state "Maid and Magpie Hotel (and Tea Gardens) Stepney, c. 1870 as it appeared about 80 years ago. Note structure on right carrying notice "Quoits. Skittles". On the left is a hansom cab. At the triangular corner is situated the public house lamp (the only public lamp in the vicinity) and a signpost pointing the way to Magill, Green Hill, and Lobethal. Contemporary feminine costume is illustrated on the right foreground: the fulsom frock, white stockings, and black lace-up boots. The man standing forward from the central group, wearing a tall grey bell-topper, black bow tie, white boots and "cool" summer clothing, is probably a travelling photographer: A primitive camera stands on its tripod on his left. The Maid and Magpie was first licensed in June 1848, the locality being known at the time as Second Creek, near the new village of Norwood." The proprietor at the time of this photograph taken in approxomately 1870 could have been C Muller. Various Mullers had held this position between 1848 and 1882

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Physical description

Photograph; 19.6 cm x 13.2 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1870

Collection

Part of Stepney Collection

Subject

Maid and Magpie Hotel (Stepney, S.A.)
Hotels -- South Australia -- Stepney

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Digitisation information

Date

16/01/2006

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Resolution

3,192 x 2,166 pixels (6.9 MP)

Size

20.77 MB

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