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George Ruthven Le Hunte [B 3690] • Photograph

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Summary

[General description] Head and shoulders portrait of Sir George Ruthven Le Hunte, seen in three quarter profile and showing a robust man in middle age, with greying hair and moustache. He is wearing a heavily embroidered dress uniform displaying the badge of the order of the Knight Commander of Saint Michael and Saint George (K.C.M.G.). He was governor of South Australia from July 1903-December 1908. A popular governor, he was particularly interested in the welfare of the Aborigines and of young people, earning the title 'children's governor'.

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Physical description

Photograph; 13.7 cm x 8.4 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1903

Collection

Part of Portrait Collection

Subject

Le Hunte, George Ruthven, Sir, 1852-1925
Governors -- South Australia

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Digitisation information

Date

05/05/2005

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

2,042 x 3,306 pixels (6.8 MP)

Size

6.78 MB

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