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Convalescent Home, Mt.Lofty [B 5906] • Photograph

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Summary

[General description] The Queen Victoria Convalescent Home for Children, opened at Mount Lofty in 1898. It is a red brick federation style building featuring an arched window and entrance to the verandah. There is a large front gable and some wooden fretwork decoration. The inscription on the plaque near the front window reads: 'In grateful recognition of the generous help rendered by the Childrens' Sunbeam Society in the erection of this home. October 1898' [On back of photograph] 'Queen Victoria Convalescent Home / (near Mount Lofty Railway Station) / About 1900'.

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Physical description

Negative (glass, full plate);
16.5 cm x 21.6 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1900

Photographer

Gall, Ernest

Collection

Part of Mount Lofty Collection

Subject

Queen Victoria Home for Convalescent Children (Mount Lofty, S.A.)
Hospitals -- South Australia -- Lofty, Mount

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Digitisation information

Date

14/09/2021

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

17,443 x 13,386 pixels (233.5 MP)

Size

467.01 MB

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