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Brown Street, Adelaide [B 3611] • Photograph

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Summary

[General description] The Hub Motors Service Station. The business premises include a large galvanised iron roofed workshop and a smaller shop front. Petrol bowsers stand at the kerb. A sign proclaims 'Cars washed, oiled and greased. While you wait'. The business advertises Morris Cowley and Cleveland cars and Indian and B.S.A. Motor Cycles. [On back of photograph] 'Acre 328 / Brown St., west side / south corner of Grote St., / June 27,1926. / Service Station erected in 1926. For view of the Grote St. frontage see B 3612. For view of the building formerly on site see B 2260. Frontage: 22 yards.' (Another hand) 'For view of this Service Station taken in 1954, see B 13154. Covered way at rear was removed during first half of 1955.' The business was established by Walter Henry Hubbard, Managing Director of Hub Motors Ltd. It was one of five service stations that he owned in the city.

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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 328 Collection

Subject

Automobile industry and trade -- South Australia -- Adelaide
Service stations -- South Australia -- Adelaide

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Digitisation information

Date

05/05/2005

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

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

Size

6.55 MB

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