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Grenfell Street, Adelaide [PRG 631/2/500] • Photograph

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Summary

[General description] A lively street scene with city buildings, horse transport and a crowd of men and boys which has assembled outside the Register Building. The photograph has been taken from the opposite side of the road and includes in the foreground onlookers who are sitting and standing at the kerb. In the centre a man is pushing a large hand barrow. To the left of the Register Building is H.Hampton's Advertising Agency, then C.G. Gurr's Auctioneers. Next along is Cowra Chambers with its classical columns. [On back of photograph] 'Acres 141 & 142 / Grenfell Street, south side / About 1896 / Extreme right is 35 yards east of King William Street. / Brighton Lime Depot (low building on left) is on the west corner of Commercial Place.'

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Physical description

Photograph; 20.4 cm x 15.0 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1896

Photographer

Gall, Ernest

Collection

Part of Acre 141 Collection

Subject

Register (Adelaide, S.A. : Firm) -- Buildings
Crowds -- South Australia -- Adelaide
Grenfell Street (Adelaide, S.A.)

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Digitisation information

Date

07/12/2018

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

26,064 x 20,030 pixels (522.1 MP)

Size

522.09 MB

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