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King William Street, Adelaide [B 3540] • Photograph

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Summary

[General description] Two of the new electric trams, numbers 44 and 50, are seen on King William Street, with tram tracks and the poles that support the wires prominent in the foreground. City buildings form a background with the Advertiser building (the first one with a turret) on the right. Further down the street is the General Post Office. On the left is the Town Hall with its empty clock tower. Telegraph poles and wires line the street. [On back of photograph] 'King William Street, looking south from a point between Grenfell and Pirie Streets / Dec. 1909'.

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Physical description

Negative (glass, full plate), 21.6 cm x 16.5 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1909

Photographer

Gabriel, Francis

Collection

Part of Acre 202 Collection

Subject

Street-railroads -- South Australia -- Adelaide
Trams -- South Australia -- Adelaide
King William Street (Adelaide, S.A.) -- Buildings

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Digitisation information

Date

04/05/2005

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

2,346 x 3,066 pixels (7.2 MP)

Size

7.22 MB

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