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Morphett Street, Adelaide [B 7082] • Photograph

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Summary

[General description] A cart packed with builder's equipment including ladders is parked outside two buildings which appear to be in the early stages of demolition (see workman near cart who has been digging a hole in the pavement). The building on the left was the premises for the Premier Machinery Company at some time, the other one was used by a motor engineering / blacksmithing firm. [On back of photograph] 'Acre 55 / Morphett Street, west side / 9 July 1937 / These structures must have been erected after 1880 / See Cadastral Survey Plan also B 7066 / For view of the building erected in 1937 see B 7377 / Note: All of the buildings shown are of wood and iron / Left side of buildings is 36 yards north of Hindley Street and frontage is 35 yards'.

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Physical description

Photograph; 13.4 cm x 8.1 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1937

Photographer

State Library of South Australia

Collection

Part of Acre 55 Collection

Subject

Wrecking -- South Australia -- Adelaide

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Digitisation information

Date

10/10/2005

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,287 x 1,981 pixels (6.5 MP)

Size

6.53 MB

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