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Pirie Street, Adelaide [B 3614] • Photograph

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Summary

[General description] This view of city street and buildings is dominated by the cooling towers of the Adelaide Electric Supply Company which was founded in 1904. [On back of photograph] 'Acres 156, 157 / Pirie Street, north side. / June 15, 1926. / The two storey building in foreground is 38 1/2 yards west of East Terrace. East face of Electric Supply Co.'s cooling towers is 53 yards west of East Terrace and measures about 55 yards. Pirie Street frontage frontage of towers measures 17.5 yards. Cooling towers demolished in 1926.'

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Physical description

Photograph; 13.9 cm x 8.7 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1926

Photographer

State Library of South Australia

Collection

Part of Acre 156 Collection

Subject

Adelaide Electric Supply Co
Electric power-plants -- South Australia -- Adelaide

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Digitisation information

Date

05/05/2005

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,415 x 2,145 pixels (7.3 MP)

Size

7.35 MB

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