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King William Street, Adelaide [B 5008] • Photograph

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Summary

[General description] View looking south along King William Street. Prominent on the right is the ornate Bank of South Australia building, designed by Edmund Wright and Lloyd Tayler in the French Renaissance style and constructed between 1875- 1878. Three towers are seen in the distance; those of the Town Hall, General Post Office and Advertiser Building. A buggy is stationary in the middle of the road whilst the horse feeds from its nosebag. Tracks of the horse tramline can be seen in the foreground turning into Rundle Street. [On front of photograph] 'King William Street / Bank of South Australia' [On back of photograph] '1878-1879 / See also Album B 39362'.

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Physical description

Photograph; 13.5 cm x 8.0 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1878

Collection

Part of Acre 109 Collection

Subject

Architecture -- South Australia -- Adelaide
King William Street (Adelaide, S.A.)

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Digitisation information

Date

29/06/2005

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,274 x 2,008 pixels (6.6 MP)

Size

19.75 MB

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