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North Terrace, Adelaide [B 4633] • Photograph

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Summary

[General description] A mass of people have gathered in front of Parliament House to hear the Armistice Day address of His Excellency the Governor of South Australia. Members of the French Mission are also present and Colonel Baron d'Andre is to speak. A platform displaying the phrase "Vive le France" can be seen in the distance. On the right are the balconies of the South Australian Hotel. [On back of photograph] There is a fragment of a letter: '....married, and having a lovely time with Mr. Hudd. Glad things are more settled. Hope the peace terms will be arranged without too much fuss. Love from Amy I. Jessop. The morning of the signing of the Armistice. His Excellency addressed the people from the steps of Parliament House. Members of the French Mission were also present and Colonel d'Andre spoke. I was on the S.A. balcony. I thought this would interest you. Hope by the time you receive this you will be...'

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Physical description

Photograph; 13.0 cm x 8.0 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1918

Collections

Part of Adelaide Views Collection
Part of North Terrace Collection

Subject

Parliament House (Adelaide, S.A.)
Armistice Day
Governors -- South Australia
Crowds -- South Australia -- Adelaide
World War, 1914-1918 -- South Australia -- Adelaide
World War, 1914-1918 -- Armistices
World War, 1914-1918 -- Peace

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Digitisation information

Date

08/06/2005

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,420 x 2,096 pixels (7.2 MP)

Size

21.54 MB

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