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Colonel William Light Statue [B 7694] • Photograph

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Summary

[General description] The statue of Colonel Light stands on its plinth and points towards Adelaide. Stonemason Mr. A.S. Tillett was contracted to move the statue and its plinth in May 1938. Palm trees and part of the tower of Carclew can be seen in the distance. [On back of photograph] 'Statue of Colonel William Light / Montefiore Hill / 27 July 1938 / The statue was placed on this site in May 1938 / It was formerly in the middle of King William Street, just south of the General Post Office / See B 7480'.

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Physical description

Photograph; 13.7 cm x 7.8 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1938

Photographer

State Library of South Australia

Collections

Part of Adelaide Views Collection
Part of Montefiore Hill Collection

Subject

Light, William, 1786-1839 -- Monuments
Memorials -- South Australia -- Adelaide

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Digitisation information

Date

01/11/2005

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

1,882 x 3,363 pixels (6.3 MP)

Size

6.35 MB

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