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King William Street, Adelaide [PRG 631/2/1296] • Photograph

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Summary

[General description] Men and their trusty horses are hard at work as the site for the new National Mutual Building is being prepared. Wooden props are being used to support the walls of the building next door. (See B 5300 for the completed building.) The Stock Exchange buildings and the Napoleon Hotel, with a banner advertising 'East Adelaide Ales', can be seen on the opposite side of the street. [On back of photograph] 'Acre 141 / King William Street, east side / Looking from the west side of the street, from the site of the National Mutual Building. April 14th, 1898 / Left side of Napoleon Hotel is 34 yards south of Grenfell Street.'

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Physical description

Photograph; 15.6 cm x11.1 cm

Dates / Publication details

1898

Photographer

Gall, Ernest

Collection

Part of Acre 141 Collection

Subject

National Mutual Life Association of Australasia
Building sites -- South Australia -- Adelaide
King William Street (Adelaide, S.A.)

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Digitisation information

Date

19/04/2005

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,085 x 2,198 pixels (6.8 MP)

Size

20.37 MB

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