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Currie Street, Adelaide [B 3589] • Photograph

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Summary

[General description] H.C. Richards' modern four storey building with its ground floor showroom is viewed from the opposite side of the street. Cars on display can be glimpsed through the plate-glass windows. This showroom was described in 1922 as a 'magnificent motor emporium'. H.C. Richards was one of the earliest importers and dealers of motor vehicles in Adelaide. [On back of photograph] 'Acres 135 & 136 / Currie Street, south side / June 24 1926 / Richards Buildings reconstructed in 1926. For photo. taken after the fire in 1924 see B 2385. Richards Buildings stand on the east corner of Gilles Arcade. Currie St. frontage: 33 yards.'

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Physical description

Photograph; 13.9 cm x 7.8 cm

Dates / Publication details

1926

Photographer

State Library of South Australia

Collection

Part of Acre 135 Collection

Subject

Motor industry -- South Australia -- Adelaide
Currie Street (Adelaide, S.A.)

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Digitisation information

Date

04/05/2005

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

1,904 x 3,426 pixels (6.5 MP)

Size

6.55 MB

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