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Reedbeds Pioneers [B 8226] • Photograph

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Summary

[General description] Pioneers of the Reedbeds district. Sixteen senior men and women pose for the photographer, one row of eight seated, the other standing behind. They are wearing their 'Sunday best'. The Reedbeds was the name given to a large tract of flat, swampy land, in the Fulham-Henley Beach area into which the River Torrens emptied. Identified by a relative: Man 4th from right, back row, is John Edward Rowell, lady 3rd from right, front row, is Mary Ann Butterfield. Man 2nd from right, front row, is Henry George Butterfield.

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Physical description

Photograph; 21.7 cm x 16.2 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1911

Photographer

Smith, W. S

Collection

Part of General Collection

Subject

Rowell, John Edward, 1848-1928
Butterfield, Mary Ann, 1826-1920
Butterfield, Henry George, 1858-1924
Pioneers -- South Australia
Older people -- South Australia

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Digitisation information

Date

14/09/2005

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,121 x 2,308 pixels (7.2 MP)

Size

21.64 MB

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