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Robert Fotheringham [B 9827] • Photograph

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Summary

[General description] This is a sepia portrait of Robert Fotheringham in an oval frame. Robert and Thomas Fotheringham took over the family brewery along with their brother James. James and his brother Alexander arrived in the colony in 1838 and participated in the special survey of Gawler area by Light Finiss and Co. Their father David operated a whiskey distillery in Cambus Scotland. Along with brothers George and David, breweries were established by the brothers in Gawler, Kapunda and South Africa.

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Physical description

Photograph; 9.5 cm x 5.9 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1865

Photographer

Uren, James

Collection

Part of Portrait Collection

Subject

Fotheringham, Robert, 1831-1885
Fotheringham Brewery (S.A.)
Pioneers -- South Australia -- Kapunda

Catalogue record

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General notes

There is a portrait of Robert Fotheringham hanging in the Kapunda Museum, painted by Andrew MacCormac, whose paintings hang in Parliament House, the Adelaide Town Hall, the Gawler Institute etc. This photo and the painting are identical, so it was possibly painted from the photo. [from information provided].

Digitisation information

Date

29/11/2005

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

1,988 x 3,441 pixels (6.8 MP)

Size

20.54 MB

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