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Panorama of Adelaide. [B 73320/1] • Photograph

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Summary

An album compiled by Adelaide photographer, Townsend Duryea, with the title 'Duryea's Adelaide Album' embossed on the front cover. The first 'page' is a panorama of Adelaide, comprising five roughly uniform panels, mounted on linen to form a continuous image 12.5 x 89.5 mm (the linen measures 248 x 940 mm, and folds into three equal sections to fit into the album). The other photographs in the album show Rundles, Hindley and Wakefield Streets, North Terrace and the Botanic Gardens. Inside the front cover is a small photographic portrait of a man, believed to be Duryea.

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Physical description

albumen print, 12.5 x 89.5 cm.

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1866

Photographer

Duryea, Townsend

Collections

Part of Album Collection
Part of Adelaide Collection

Subject

Adelaide Botanic Garden -- Pictorial works
National Bank of Australasia (Adelaide, S.A.)
Banks -- South Australia -- Adelaide
Adelaide (S.A.)
Rundle Street (Adelaide, S.A.)
Hindley Street (Adelaide, S.A.)
Wakefield Street (Adelaide, S.A.)

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General notes

The Library holds three photograph albums, all titled 'Duryea's Adelaide Album'. While there is a degree of overlap in relation to the photographs included in the volumes (the panorama is included in all three), each is different to some extent. The other albums can be found at B 73122 [version 1] and B 73319 [version 2].

Historical information

New York-born Townsend Duryea (1823-1888) emigrated to Australia (Melbourne) in 1852, and commenced work as a photographer the following year. In 1855, he relocated his studio to Adelaide; by the early 1870s he was a well known photographer, particularly for his panoramas. His work won many prizes in the Society of Arts photographic competitions. He was appointed the official photographer for the Duke of Edinburgh's visit, travelling with the entourage. Duryea's studio was destroyed by a fire in 1875.

Digitisation information

Date

28/05/2013

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

17,397 x 3,268 pixels (56.9 MP)

Size

170.58 MB

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