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Rowing Club's Boat House [B 5876] • Photograph

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Summary

[General description] The Cloche hat is popular with the ladies in this crowd of Adelaide's well-to-do who are seated on chairs in front of the Adelaide Rowing Club's clubhouse. The clubhouse is a two storey wooden structure with a single gable and an upstairs balcony on which the band and dignitaries are seen. Rowers in striped blazers stand about under the verandah. [On back of photograph] 'Adelaide Rowing Club / Scene on the south bank of the Torrens at the opening of the rowing season, October 1930 / The clubhouse is on the south bank of the Torrens, about 80 yards east of the Morphett Street bridge / This building was destroyed by fire on March 6th, 1931 (for new building see B 6138) / Reproduced in 'Chronicle', October 23rd, 1930'.

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Physical description

Photograph; 30.4 cm x 16.3 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1930

Collections

Part of Adelaide Views Collection
Part of Adelaide Rowing Club Collection

Subject

Adelaide Rowing Club
Rowing clubs -- South Australia -- Adelaide

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Digitisation information

Date

27/06/2005

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,678 x 1,954 pixels (7.2 MP)

Size

7.22 MB

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