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Premises of L. Conrad, Butcher, 79 Hindley Street [B 6312] • Photograph

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Summary

Leopold Conrad opened his business at 79 Hindley Street on 1st August 1863. Born 4 October 1839 in Hanover, Germany, Leopold arrived in South Australia in February 1858. The business operated from this address until 1886, by 1890 it had expanded to Rundle St., East End Market and Port Adelaide. He died at his East Terrace residence, Helstonleigh on 17 December 1918. The photograph depicts the Conrad family and shoppers outside the Butcher's shop. Carcases of meat are hanging outside the windows of the shop.

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Physical description

Photograph; 8.6 cm x 5.6 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1865

Collection

Part of Acre 51 Collection

Subject

L. Conrad (Firm)
Butchers -- South Australia -- Adelaide
Stores, Retail -- South Australia -- Adelaide

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General notes

The Register newspaper of 18 December 1918 includes an extensive obituary, description of early meat sales in Adelaide and the export of meat products, and a photo of Leopold.

Digitisation information

Date

01/08/2005

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,450 x 2,267 pixels (7.8 MP)

Size

23.50 MB

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