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Laying of foundation stone [PRG 1399/196/6/5] • Photograph

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Summary

Ceremony of laying the foundation stone of the University of Adelaide's Mitchell Building, Wednesday 30 July 1879. The Governor Sir William F.D. Jervois is seated left of the frame from which is suspended the marble foundation stone above a base of Sydney freestone. Many of the 700 guests seated in a specially constructed gallery can be seen amidst the crowd estimated at 2000 people gathered for the occasion. The official party on the dais includes Sir Thomas Elder, Chancellor of the University, Bishop Augustus Short, Vice-Chancellor (the Chief Justice Samuel Way), Treasurer the Hon. Henry Ayers and the architect W. McMinn. (The 'Register' and 'Advertiser' newspapers for 31 July 1879 reported the occasion in full, including the texts of all speeches.).

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Physical description

Photograph(photoprint); 18 cm x 27.5 cm

Dates / Publication details

1879

Collection

Part of Wilson Collection

Subject

University of Adelaide -- Buildings
Mitchell Building (University of Adelaide) -- History

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Digitisation information

Date

04/01/2007

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,579 x 2,613 pixels (9.4 MP)

Size

28.09 MB

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