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William Kay [B 7107] • Photograph

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Summary

[General description] Upper body portrait of a bearded William Kay, in seven eighths view. He arrived in Adelaide in the 'Sea Queen' in 1850. After a variety of earlier occupations (including that of auctioneer) he became prominent in financial circles, and a Member of Parliament (in the House of Assembly for the seat of East Adelaide in 1875-1878) [On back of photograph] 'William Kay / M.P., Auctioneer'. According to a researcher, 'this is not a photo of William Kay and not 1885. It is a photo of William Henville Burford founder of W H Burford and Sons Soap and Candle Manufacturers. It is also not 1885 as William would have been 78 years in 1885. I would estimate it woud be about 1850. I am William Henville Burford's G G Granddaughter. The West Tce Cemetery also has a copy of this photo correctly named as William Henville Burford.'

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Physical description

Photograph; 14.2 cm x 10.0 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1850

Photographer

Duryea

Collection

Part of Portrait Collection

Subject

Kay, William, 1829-1889

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Digitisation information

Date

10/10/2005

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

2,150 x 3,128 pixels (6.7 MP)

Size

20.20 MB

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