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Hindley Street [B 13779] • Photograph

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Summary

Hindley Street, north side. This sketch shows the premises of WC Rigby at 53 Hindley Street. Rigby Bookshop was also an agent for the Register, Observer, Advertiser and Chronicle newspapers. William Charles Rigby sailed his own boat "The Gem" to Adelaide with a cargo of five cases of books for the newly established colony. He became known as a supplier of fine books and the business thrived. He retired on his 75th birthday in 1909

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Physical description

Photograph; 8.6 cm x 5.1 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1860

Collection

Part of Acre 50 Collection

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Digitisation information

Date

15/03/2006

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

1,702 x 2,898 pixels (4.9 MP)

Size

14.83 MB

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