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Grenfell Street, Adelaide [B 8848] • Photograph

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Summary

[General description] Looking along Grenfell Street toward the Adelaide Hills, this view shows city buildings and a crowded street. People, wearing their Sunday best have turned out in large numbers to see the opening of the new electric tramway. The new tramcars can be seen lined up in the distance. [On back of photograph] 'Grenfell Street / Looking east from a point east of James Place / 9th March 1909 / during the inauguration of the electric tramway system'.

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Physical description

Photograph; 21.3 cm x 16.2 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1909

Photographer

Gazard, John

Collection

Part of Acre 106 Collection

Subject

Trams -- South Australia -- Adelaide
Crowds -- South Australia -- Adelaide
Grenfell Street (Adelaide, S.A.) -- Buildings

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Digitisation information

Date

16/11/2005

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,573 x 2,723 pixels (9.7 MP)

Size

29.22 MB

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