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Old Mill at Victor Harbor [B 74670] • Photograph

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Summary

A young boy sitting in the window of the ruins of the 'Old Mill' at Victor Harbor. Note attached to lantern slide: 'Mill, Port Victor'. The 'Old Mill' at Encounter Bay, Victor Harbor, a tower stone windmill built by Porter Helmore in 1851 on sandhills near the Inman River. The machinery and cogs of the mill were made of wood. The mill was wrecked by a cyclone and closed down in 1853. The mill is still standing and has been converted into a private residence in Gibson Street, Victor Harbor.

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Physical description

1 lantern slide : glass, black and white ; 8.3 x 8.3 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1900

Collection

Part of Victor Harbor Collection

Subject

Windmills -- South Australia -- Victor Harbor.
Victor Harbor (S.A.) -- Buildings, structures, etc.

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General notes

One of a collection of lantern slides and glass plate negatives owned by photographer Leonard Frank Potter. See B 74639-B 74745.

Digitisation information

Date

28/07/2016

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

8,498 x 8,556 pixels (72.7 MP)

Size

145.44 MB

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