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Port Adelaide [B 3700] • Photograph

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Summary

[General description] On the left is a shallow canal which contains two boats, one upturned. A small group of Aboriginal people sit in the foreground. On the right is the busy street with horse drawn carriages and bullock wagons which are taking bales (wool?) to be loaded onto ships whose masts can be seen on the river beyond. [On back of photograph] 'Port Adelaide, 1845 / Reproduced from a sketch by T.H.Shepherd in the Museum, Adelaide. Canal in Commercial Street, looking north towards the Port River. Left hand side: 1) Old no.4 Bonded Store; 2) Harbour-Master's residence. Right hand side: (left to right) 1) S.A.Co. Store; 2) Building adjoining R. Venn, Butcher is the Commercial Inn (now Commercial Hotel). Notes by Mr. Samuels, Largs.'

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Physical description

Repro. of a sketch; 27.7 cm x 17.7 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1845

Photographer

Shepherd, T. H

Collection

Part of Port Adelaide Collection

Subject

Wharves -- South Australia -- Port Adelaide

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Digitisation information

Date

18/04/2007

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

5,493 x 3,542 pixels (19.5 MP)

Size

58.40 MB

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