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King William Street, Adelaide [B 14335] • Photograph

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Summary

[General description] Street scene with cars, the focus being on the Imperial Hotel, built in 1866 for Asher Hamm with Michael McMullen being the architect. It is situated on the NE corner of King William and Grenfell Streets. Advertisements for Orlando wines and West End beer are prominently displayed. The hotel, built in 1866 is soon to be demolished and replaced by the National Mutual Building (1961). The car in the centre is a Holden 1950s FE or FC. [On back of photograph] 'Acre 108 / King William Street, east side / July 18th 1960 / For another view of the Imperial taken on the same day see B 14342'

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Physical description

Photograph; 14.1 cm x 8.0 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1960

Photographer

State Library of South Australia

Collection

Part of Acre 108 Collection

Subject

McMullen, Michael, 1830-1887
Imperial Hotel (Adelaide, S.A.)

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Digitisation information

Date

22/03/2006

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,270 x 1,984 pixels (6.5 MP)

Size

19.50 MB

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