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Aldgate. Peterson Family [B 46639] • Photograph

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Summary

The Peterson family consisting of parents Christian and Ellen with their ten children: Gertrude, Norman, Harold, Nellie, Ralph, Ivy, Cleve, Winnie, Leonard, Sylvia. See note in 'More info' relating to the family.

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Physical description

Photograph (b&w print); 16.5 cm x 21.5 cm

Dates / Publication details

1907

Collection

Part of Aldgate Collection

Subject

Peterson, Christian, 1864-1947
Peterson, Ellen, 1867-1944
Peterson (Family)
Children -- South Australia -- Aldgate

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General notes

Geospatial coordinates indicate an approximate location.

Christian Peterson (Petersen) was born in Denmark in 1864. He deserted ship the "J.H. Jessen" in 1875 aged 11 years and was taken in by the Halliday gardening family at Aldgate, where he stayed. He met Ellen Riley at the opening of the Aldgate Railway Station in 1884; they married in 1888. He became one of the State's early photographers, and worked on many buildings around Adelaide. The family moved to the city and he built a house at Knoxville around 1911. He returned to Denmark for the first time in 1928. He died in 1947 leaving a large family. Record group PRG 1228 (Leonard Wilton Peterson) includes a collection of films including his parents' Golden Wedding picnic in Belair National Park in 1938 (PRG 1228/F-3). [information provided by a granddaughter].

Digitisation information

Date

18/06/2019

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

7,441 x 5,092 pixels (37.9 MP)

Size

75.80 MB

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