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William Alfred Webb [B 4219] • Photograph

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[General description] A head and shoulders portrait of a thoughtful looking Mr. Webb. He is wearing a dark suit and wire rimmed glasses, his hair parted at the side. The present Adelaide railway station was built under his administration. [On back of photograph] 'William Alfred Webb, Railways Commissioner, Adelaide / Particulars supplied by Mr. Webb in letter XWE / 27:Born May 16, 1878. Entered railroad service in United States on Oct. 15, 1890. Until May 1912 occupied various subordinate positions. Then appointed Vice President and General Manager of the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railway (4,000 miles). When the United States entered the World War was called to Washington in the administration of the railroad operations under the Government. At the close of this period in 1922 was made President of the Cambria and Indiana Railroad in Pennsylvania and relinquished this position to come to South Australia in Nov. 1922.' (Another hand) 'Died August 9, 1936 in U.S.A. (In "Advertiser", Sept. 10, 1936. 24 e.).

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Physical description

Photograph; 17.0 cm x 11.7 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1914

Collection

Part of Portrait Collection

Subject

Webb, William Alfred, 1878-1936
Railroads -- South Australia

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Digitisation information

Date

03/06/2005

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

2,164 x 3,159 pixels (6.8 MP)

Size

20.53 MB

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