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King William Street, Adelaide [PRG 631/2/1432] • Photograph

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Summary

[General description] An elegant lady with a sunshade poses in the doorway of the Commercial Bank, designed by architect Edward Davis. Constructed in 1889, it is a classic bank design with flamboyant Greco-Roman and French Empire detailing. See B 4715 for a view of the bank taken after alterations in 1927 which added three more floors and altered the facade and roof. [On back of photograph] 'Acre 47 / King William St., west side / Nov. 25, 1902 / Right side of Commercial Bank is 23 yards south of Gresham Place. Frontage of bank: 13 yards.'

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Physical description

Photograph; 15.4 cm x 11.4 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1902

Photographer

Gall, Ernest

Collection

Part of Acre 47 Collection

Subject

Commercial Bank of Australia -- Buildings
Architecture 19th century -- South Australia -- Adelaide
King William Street (Adelaide, S.A.) -- Buildings

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Digitisation information

Date

19/04/2005

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

2,198 x 3,093 pixels (6.8 MP)

Size

20.42 MB

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