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The Observatory [B 9182] • Photograph

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Summary

[General description] West Terrace with light traffic is seen in the foreground. There are trees on the opposite side of the road which partially conceal the tower of the Observatory which was commissioned for Sir Charles Todd, South Australia's first Government Astronomer. [On back of photograph] 'The Observatory / West Terrace / Adelaide / 1939 / Shown on the right / Reproduced in the News, November 22, 1939'.

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Physical description

Photograph; 20.6 cm x 15.5 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1939

Photographer

News and Mail

Collections

Part of Adelaide Views Collection
Part of Observatory Collection

Subject

Adelaide Observatory

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Digitisation information

Date

17/11/2005

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,360 x 2,454 pixels (8.2 MP)

Size

8.27 MB

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