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George Aldridge [B 53485] • Photograph

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Summary

Daguerreotype portrait of George Aldridge who came to South Australia in 1847. A well known South Australian publican he was associated with the Majestic, Prince of Wales and Prince Alfred Hotels. In 1854 he was appointed a Lieutenant in the South Australian Volunteers. He married Sarah Jane Brown on 4 September 1856. George and Sarah were the grand parents of composer and pianist Percy Grainger.

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Physical description

1 photograph : daguerreotype, black and white ; 11.7 x 8.6 cm, on mount 14.3 x 11 cm, in case 15.2 x 12.2 x 2.8 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1854

Collection

Part of Portrait Collection

Subject

Aldridge, George, 1817-1879

Catalogue record

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General notes

An obituary and description of George Aldridge's funeral is published in The South Australian Chronicle, 20 December 1879, pg.6.

Digitisation information

Date

23/11/2004

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

2,427 x 3,029 pixels (7.4 MP)

Size

22.09 MB

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