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Adelaide: plans and views, c 1914

 Item
Identifier: Coll-1167/A/7/30

Scope and Contents

28 photographs in three vertical lines. Top - large panoramic photograph of City of Adelaide, from the south (30.5 x 75 cms). Left hand line (from top downwards) - (1 - 11). 1. Glenelg, the Esplanade; 2. Glenelg, holiday time; 3. Currie St., looking east; 4. Botanic Gardens, aerial view; 5. King William Rd., looking north; 6. Victoria Park Racecourse, start for the Birthday Cup; 7. Port Adelaide, Riverside; 8. King William St. north, unveiling National Memorial; 9. The Torrens Gorge; 10. Flamingoes, Zoological Gardens; 11. Torrens Lake, rowing season, aerial. Centre - plan of City of Adelaide and Parklands, scaled, Surveyor Generals Office Adelaide. Bottom, four photographs of aerial views of central Adelaide - 1. Aerial view of North St. looking north; 2. Aerial view of William St., looking north; 3. Aerial view of William St. and Town Hall; 4. As 3, another view. Right hand side (from top downwards). (12 - 22). 12. Piccadilly, near Mount Lofty, aerial view; 13. O'Connell St. North Adelaide, showing Municipal Gardens, aerial view; 14. In the Botanic Gardens; 15. Early morning, Torrens Lake; 16. Pennington Park, North Adelaide; 17. Municipal Gardens, Brougham Place; 18. Glenelg, The Jetty Anniversary Day; 19. Rundle St. chief shopping centre; 20. Adelaide, from North Adelaide, aerial view; 21. The Port Adelaide River; 22. Waterfall Gully, Lofty Ranges. On reverse text reads "Adelaide, Australia, F. 1.". Photographs in left and right columns (numbered 1-22) are all cut from the same publication (unknown). Appears in Geddes' Cities and Town Planning Exhibition, exhibit number 27.

Dates

  • Creation: c 1914

Creator

Language of Materials

From the Fonds:

English

French

Hebrew

Latin

Dutch

Flemish

Full Extent

1 photograph ; 30.5x75cm; 80x58.5cm; 10x14.8cm; 170 x 100 cms

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

All stuck on dark brown sugar paper. Very torn and damaged.

Physical Location

Stockcheck (2016-2020): Located

Previous reference

A1.212

Repository Details

Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository

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