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Grahams Castle, Prospect [B 7076] • Photograph

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Summary

[General description] Some guests at the fete are admiring the view from the flat roof of Graham's Castle, others are grouped on the lawn near marquees erected for the occasion. Reference in the newspaper: 'Mercury and South Australian sporting chronicle', 5 Jan 1850 p. 319 [p. 3] "We have just received a lithographic sketch of the festivities at this hospitable mansion... which provides a spirited idea of the gaeity of the scene. The perspective is exceedingly good..." Refers to the house as 'Prospect House'. [On back of photograph] 'Fete held in the grounds of Graham's Castle in December 1849 in connexion with the consecration of Christ Church, North Adelaide. (See South Australian, December 25, 1849, 3c) / From a lithograph by S.T. Gill / Cutting from the 'Geographical Magazine', April 1936 / Presented by Miss L.L. Ayers'.

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Physical description

Artwork; 15.2 cm x 7.8 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1849

Artist

Gill, Samuel Thomas

Collection

Part of Prospect Collection

Subject

Graham's Castle (House : Prospect, S.A.)
Prospect House (House : Prospect, S.A.)
Bazaars (Charities) -- South Australia -- Prospect

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Digitisation information

Date

04/10/2005

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,652 x 1,880 pixels (6.9 MP)

Size

6.89 MB

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