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North Terrace, Adelaide [PRG 631/2/462] • Photograph

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Summary

[General description] The Bank of New South Wales building stands out in this photograph of the North Terrace- King William Street intersection. Traffic is all horse-drawn, mostly wagonettes in this view, often used as cabs which can be seen standing in the centre of the road. Note the horse standing at the trough. In the foreground part of a small park can be seen which will be the site of the future east wing of Parliament house. The statue of of Venus di Canova is seen in its original position near the Government house gates. [On back of photograph] 'North Terrace / Looking east across King William Street / About 1897.'

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Physical description

Photograph; 20.7 cm x 15.7 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1897

Photographer

Gall, Ernest

Collection

Part of Acre 17 Collection

Subject

Bank of New South Wales -- Buildings
Horse drawn vehicles -- South Australia -- Adelaide
North Terrace (Adelaide, S.A.)

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Digitisation information

Date

30/11/2018

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

26,256 x 20,161 pixels (529.3 MP)

Size

529.37 MB

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