Series 052: City aerial views [BRG 397/2/52] • Photograph
Item 01: Aerial view of Adelaide, looking south.
City of Adelaide from the air, looking south along King William Street from the River Torrens. The high-altitude view extends across the southern suburbs towards the hills.
Item 02: Aerial view of Adelaide, looking south east.
City of Adelaide from the air, looking south east with Parliament House and the Railway Station in the foreground. An Olympic-sized swimming pool is under construction at the City Baths in the lower part of the image.
Item 03: City and south-eastern suburbs.
Aeria view of the city, looking south east from a high altitude, looking south east. Adelaide Oval and the River Torrens are in the foreground. The view extends across the south-eastern suburbs and Glen Osmond Road towards the hills.
Item 04: Adelaide from the air.
Adelaide City from the air, looking south east. Government House and Railway Station are in the foreground. The image is angled slightly, as though the aeroplane is banking to the west.
Item 05: Adelaide during the 1937 Ashes test.
Aerial photograph of Adelaide looking south south east from North Adelaide, with cricket underway at Adelaide Oval in the foreground. The image was taken during the 1937 Ashes test against England.
Item 06: Looking south across Adelaide.
High-altitude aerial photograph of Adelaide city looking south south east from North Adelaide, with Adelaide Oval in the foreground. The view extends across the southern suburbs towards the hills, showing the extent of suburban development at the time.
Item 07: Aerial view of North Terrace precinct.
Aerial photograph of Adelaide, looking south south west from the River Torrens. The Torrens Parade Ground, Government House and Elder Park are prominent in the foreground. The view extends across the inner southern suburbs.
Item 08: Adelaide from the air.
Aerial view of the City of Adelaide, looking south east with Government House and the Railway Station in the foreground. The newly completed Bank of NSW building is clearly visible on the corner of North Terrace and King William Street. The view extends across the south eastern suburbs as far as the hills.
Item 09: Aerial view of CBD and south eastern parklands.
Aerial photograph of the Adelaide CBD, looking approximately south east with West Terrace in the foreground. A line has been drawn on the image to mark King William Street. The view extends beyond the parklands, and the grounds of the Parkside Mental Hospital (later Glenside Hospital) are clearly visible surrounded by trees in the upper right of the image.
Item 10: Aerial view of Adelaide from the west.
Aerial photograph of the Adelaide CBD, looking north east from just west of the West Terrace Cemetery. The Adelaide Observatory on West Terrace is visible at the far left of the photograph. A line has been drawn on the image to mark King William Street.
Item 11: Aerial view of King William Street.
Adelaide City from the air, looking south-south east down King William Street. Government House and the Adelaide Railway Station are in the foreground.
Item 12: Adelaide from the air.
Adelaide City from the air, looking south from above North Adelaide. The layout of the city can clearly be seen, including surrounding parklands and the five city squares. The view also extends across the inner southern suburbs including Parkside, Unley and Goodwood.