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Drawing of Darkan Main Street 1912

Overview

Ink and water colour drawing done in 1995 by Marion Prowse of the Main Street of Darkan Drawing done on white paper which is mounted on black cardboard which is insect damaged on the edges. Drawing is done from a photograph taken in 1912 of the main street and is annotated with the buildings - Balcksmiths shop, Wormalds Bakery, Darkan Trading company and Post Office, Nordstroms boarding house an ddining room, Charles Frederick Browns store, Elders Shenton's agency shed and Darkan Hotel.

Historical information

Drawing is done from a photo originally taken by Ted Nordstrom

Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-50-24.047
Item type
Artworks
Themes
Buildings
Material
Cardboard
Paper
Width
100 cm
Height or length
61.5000 cm
Inscriptions and markings

M Prowse 1995
Darkan main Street 1912

Keywords
West Arthur
Early Settlement
Coalfields Highway
Shopping
Primary significance criteria
Social or spiritual significance
Comparative significance criteria
Interpretive capacity
Well provenanced
Last modified
Thursday, 28 November, 2024
Completeness
83
Betty Brown Historical Centre (Shire of West Arthur)

Betty Brown Historical Centre (Shire of West Arthur)

drawing
Drawing
Coalfields Hwy
Coalfields Highway Darkan

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