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Pastor Jacob Abbott [B 5578] • Photograph

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Summary

[On front of photograph] 'Born 1813 / Came out John Renwick 1836 / Pastor Abbott / Dec. 5, 1813' [General description] 'Head and shoulders portrait of Pastor Jacob Abbott who wears a beard with long mutton chop whiskers joining under the chin, with no moustache. With his wife and three children he arrived at Holdfast Bay in the ship John Renwick on February 10th,1837, a few weeks after the landing of Governor Hindmarsh from the Buffalo. A well loved and respected man he had a long career as a preacher, first with the Methodists, later the Christion Churches, travelling all around Adelaide and country regions. He was associated with many religious and philanthropic institutions including the Y.M.C.A., and the Royal Institute for the Blind.

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Physical description

Photograph; 16.7 cm x 11.0 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1885

Collection

Part of Portrait Collection

Subject

Abbott, Jacob, 1813-1908
Clergy -- Australia

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Digitisation information

Date

06/07/2005

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

2,105 x 3,191 pixels (6.7 MP)

Size

20.18 MB

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