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Joel Roberts [PRG 271/18/1B] • Photograph

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Summary

Daguerreotype portrait of Joel Roberts, seated, wearing a coat, bowtie and checked waistcoat.

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Physical description

1 photograph : daguerreotype, black and white ; 7 x 5.3 cm oval, in case 9.4 x 8.1 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1855

Photographer

Marshman, Samuel

Collection

Part of Roberts Collection

Subject

Roberts, Joel, 1818-1888
Pioneers -- South Australia
Clothing and dress -- South Australia

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Historical information

Joel Roberts was born at Linthwaite (Yorkshire), and came to South Australia from Yorkshire in 1843 aboard the ship 'Arab'. The Roberts family were pioneer members of the Wesleyan Church in South Australia. Joel Roberts farmed near Greenock before engaging in business in Adelaide and Western Australia; later he became a manufacturer at Hindmarsh. Worked as a broker and established the Mechanics' Institute which developed into the South Australian Institute and was later divided into the Public Library and Circulating Library.

Digitisation information

Date

13/10/2014

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

4,652 x 5,420 pixels (25.2 MP)

Size

75.66 MB

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