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South Australian Pioneers 1837 [mosaic] [B 18891/2F] • Photograph

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Thomas Wiggins

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Physical description

Photograph (sepia print); 48.9 cm x 36.2 cm (image), 51.1 cm x 9.5 cm (mount)

Dates / Publication details

1872

Photographer

Duryea, Townsend

Collections

Part of South Australia’s Old Colonists and Settlers Photographic Mosaics Collection
Part of Photographic Mosaic Collection

Subject

Pioneers -- South Australia

Catalogue record

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General notes

Also known as Source 45.

Historical information

This studio print was one of seven mosaics of photographic portraits created by Adelaide photographer Townsend Duryea in 1872 to compete with his former employee Henry Jones' production of 'The Old Colonists Banquet Group', commissioned by merchant Emanuel Solomon. In addition to two large-scale mosaics of colonists who arrived in South Australia between 1836 and the end of 1840, Duryea created separate mosaics for each of those years that the adult males photographed by him arrived in South Australia. It is not known whether the original mosaic survives. It was described in contemporary newspaper advertisements as measuring 28 x 21 inches (71 cm x 53.5 cm). Copies were offered for sale in three sizes: carte de visite, 8 x 10 inches and 14 x 19 inches. B 18891 is an example of the latter. Three portraits at the base of studio print have been affected by water damage.

Digitisation information

Date

15/04/2009

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

2,834 x 3,538 pixels (10.0 MP)

Size

30.11 MB

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