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First landing at Glenelg [B 77555] • Photograph

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Summary

Black and white photograph of an oil painting sketch by Col. William Light of the first landing place at Glenelg made by Colonel Light and the first European colonists to South Australia. The view shows the Glenelg seashore with scrub behind the sand dunes and the Mount Lofty Ranges in the distance. Tents, huts, and a flagstaff have been erected in a clearing behind the dunes. Men are unloading stores from a ship's lighter. Original artwork held at the S.A. Museum.

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Physical description

1 photograph : black and white ; 8.1 x 20.7 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1836

Creator

Light, William

Collection

Part of Glenelg Collection

Subject

South Australia -- Colonization.
Glenelg (S.A.)

Catalogue record

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General notes

From photographs of South Australian scenes collected by Harry Peters (Arthur Henry Peters), Director of Lands during Sir Thomas Playford's time as Premier, between 5 November 1938 and 10 March 1965. The photographs document government occasions, politicians, and rural scenes of South Australia. To see other South Australian scenes collected by Harry Peters, see B 77523 - B 77568.

Digitisation information

Date

06/09/2019

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

6,743 x 2,680 pixels (18.1 MP)

Size

54.23 MB

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