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South Adelaide Creche, Gouger Street [PRG 631/2/1441] • Photograph

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Summary

[General description] In May 1887 Laura Mary Louisa Corbin founded the South Adelaide Day Nursery (later known as Creche) to provide affordable high standard childcare for working mothers. This was a popular cause. In August 1896, watched by a large crowd she laid the foundation stone for this beautiful dolls-house like building, paid for by donations from the Children's Sunbeam Society. [On back of photograph] 'Acre 407 / Gouger Street, south side / July 21st 1897 / The South Adelaide Creche / The left side of the creche is 10 yards west of Mill Street and frontage is 10 yards'.

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Physical description

Photograph; 15.6 cm x 10.7 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1897

Photographer

Gall, Ernest

Collection

Part of Acre 407 Collection

Subject

South Adelaide Creche

Catalogue record

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Digitisation information

Date

01/11/2005

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,126 x 2,184 pixels (6.8 MP)

Size

6.85 MB

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