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Foundation stone ceremony at Prospect, South Australia [PRG 280/1/42/118] • Photograph

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Summary

Laying of the foundation stone ceremony for the first soldier's War Service home in South Australia, at Castle Avenue, Prospect. The foundation stone was laid by Sir Denison Samuel King Miller, Governor of the Commonwealth Bank. Also in the photo is John Kirkpatrick, the Commonwealth Bank Architect. (Denison Miller and John Kirkpatrick were cousins.) People are standing around a small platform, over which flags are flying. The foundation stone is suspended from a chain. There are two other photographs from this ceremony on the Library website: PRG 280/1/15/665 and PRG 280/1/15/503.

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Physical description

Photograph; 15 cm x 20 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1922

Collection

Part of Searcy Collection

Subject

Cornerstone laying -- South Australia -- Prospect

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Digitisation information

Date

04/06/2002

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,090 x 2,250 pixels (7.0 MP)

Size

6.96 MB

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