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Waymouth Street, Adelaide [B 3425] • Photograph

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Summary

[General description] The facade of McPherson's Iron and Machinery Merchants is built of brick with a decorative pediment and features six arched windows on the second storey. At street level is a row of plate glass shop windows with leaded inserts at the top. Three types of transport are parked at the kerb: A Tourer motor car, a motorcycle with a sidecar and a horse and cart. [On back of photograph] 'Acres 177 & 176 / Waymouth Street, north side / April 21, 1926. / For view of McPherson's and the premises next door east as they opened before the alterations effected in 1924 and 1925 see B 2243 and B 2553. Near side of McPherson's is 31 1/2 yards east of Light Square. Far side of shop fronts is 63 yards east of Light Square, and a little to the right is Gilles Arcade. The premises between the shop fronts and Gilles Arcade were demolished in 1932. For new building see B 6395. The front of McPherson's building was remodelled prior to 1939. For view made in 1954, see B 12979.'

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Physical description

Photograph; 13.9 cm x 7.9 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1926

Photographer

State Library of South Australia

Collection

Part of Acre 177 Collection

Subject

McPherson's Limited (Adelaide, S.A.)

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Date

04/05/2005

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Resolution

3,614 x 2,055 pixels (7.4 MP)

Size

7.45 MB

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