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Fire sale of Charles Moore stock [BRG 121/1/611] • Photograph

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Summary

Crowds in John Martin's store taking advantage of the sale of fire salvage stock from Charles Moore's store.

Copyright Status

Copyright restrictions may apply. David Jones, Botanicca, Building 2, 572 Swan St, Richmond VIC 3121.

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Copies may be made for research or study. Publication only with written permission from David Jones. All use must acknowledge David Jones Ltd.

Physical description

Photograph; 24.5 cm x 19 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1948

Photographer

Ballantyne, Colin

Collection

Part of John Martin Collection

Subject

John Martin & Co
Charles Moore & Company
Crowds -- South Australia -- Adelaide
Department stores -- South Australia -- Adelaide
Interior Architecture -- South Australia -- Adelaide

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Historical information

Colin Ballantyne was born 12 July 1908 Wayville, South Australia, and died 2 July 1988. A theatre director, actor, playwright, leader, administrator and commercial photographer, he directed around 100 productions covering a wide range of classical and contemporary works between 1931-1971. He also directed the major local drama component of the first five Adelaide Festivals; and founded or helped build companies like the WEA Little Theatre, the Adelaide Theatre Group at the Sheridan Theatre and the Company of Players. Ballantyne was a state and federal president of the Arts Council and the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the State Theatre Company of South Australia from 1972-1978; when he became the Chairman of the Performing Arts Collections of South Australia he guided its development on a daily basis.

Digitisation information

Date

10/11/2004

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,266 x 2,443 pixels (8.0 MP)

Size

8.01 MB

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