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King William Street, Adelaide [B 2096] • Photograph

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Summary

King William Street, Adelaide, at the Grenfell Street and Currie Street intersection, looking west. Muscle power features in this scene of a building in process of demolition. Using pick and shovel, workmen are loading rubble onto a dray, whilst the three horse team, complete with nosebags, are having a lunch break. Trams are busy in the street, and a signal box can be seen on the Currie street side of the intersection. Reproduced in the 'Observer', March 8th, 1924. For a view of the building being demolished, see B 1190. For a view of the T&G Building which replaces it, see B 3267.

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Physical description

Photograph; 21.0 cm x 16.0 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1924

Collection

Part of Acre 141 Collection

Subject

Wrecking -- South Australia -- Adelaide
Trams -- South Australia -- Adelaide
Horse-drawn vehicles

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Digitisation information

Date

24/03/2005

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,193 x 2,423 pixels (7.7 MP)

Size

7.77 MB

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