Perth from a ferry boat, Western Australia
| dc.coverage.spatial | Perth, Western Australia | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2004-02-25T06:10:36Z | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2011-01-05T11:52:20Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2004-02-25T06:10:36Z | en_US |
| dc.date.available | 2011-01-05T11:52:20Z | |
| dc.date.created | 1890s | |
| dc.description.abstract | View of the city seen from the water. On the left a long low boat lies alongside the boatsheds and jetties of the [SWAN] RIVER SHIPPING COMPANY, while another jetty can be seen on the right of the photograph. The road running along the shoreline is Riverside Drive. Buildings visible on St Georges Terrace which runs parallel to the foreshore, include the colonial classical facade of the Treasury Buildings of 1874-77and the spires of Trinity Church, built in 1865. Further to the right can be seen the clock tower of the Town Hall on Hay Street of 1867 while slightly to the right of center is the turret and many verandas of the Esplanade Hotel, built in 1898. | |
| dc.format.extent | 60236880 bytes | |
| dc.format.extent | 60240788 bytes | |
| dc.format.medium | photograph | |
| dc.format.medium | b&w | |
| dc.format.medium | 14.8cm x 20.3cm | |
| dc.format.mimetype | image/tiff | |
| dc.identifier | K333 | |
| dc.identifier.other | AU NBAC 23-48-22 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1885/180 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_AU | |
| dc.relation.ispartof | Intercolonial Investment and Land Building Company | |
| dc.relation.ispartof | Noel Butlin Archives Centre. ANU Archives Program. | |
| dc.relation.ispartofseries | 77 photographs of land in Western Australia, c. 1890-1902. | |
| dc.rights | This image is provided for research purposes only and must not be reproduced without the prior permission of the Archives Program, Australian National University. | |
| dc.subject.other | Photographs | |
| dc.subject.other | buildings, structures & establishments | |
| dc.subject.other | town views | |
| dc.subject.other | towns | |
| dc.subject.other | wharves | |
| dc.subject.other | boatsheds | |
| dc.subject.other | boats | |
| dc.subject.other | official buildings | |
| dc.subject.other | Colonial architecture | |
| dc.subject.other | churches | |
| dc.subject.other | spires | |
| dc.subject.other | town halls | |
| dc.subject.other | hotels & taverns | |
| dc.subject.other | towers | |
| dc.subject.other | Swan? River Shipping Company | |
| dc.subject.other | The Esplanade Hotel | |
| dc.title | Perth from a ferry boat, Western Australia | |
| dc.type | Image | |
| dspace.entity.type | ANUArchivesItem | |
| local.description.notes | Inscribed in white on image, c.r.: PERTH FROM FERRY BOAT. W.A. | |
| local.description.notes | The Intercolonial Investment and Land Building Company was formed in 1885 to deal in real estate and to operate as banker and financial agents in the Australian colonies. In 1887, it absorbed the Joint Stock Building, Land and Investment Company Limited. The Company became a subsidiary of the Mercantile Mutual Insurance Company Ltd in January 1960. |