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Subiaco Museum > Records

PHOTOGRAPH: 'TIMBERCRAFT' BUILDING

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1994

Overview

Colour photograph showing exterior of 'Timbercraft', numbers 17A and B, Railway Road, opposite Subiaco station. The façade is Art Deco, the parapet in two steps. The shop sign is at the centre, running down vertically, in red letters. The front window displays two large signs: 'Quality Furniture' and 'Jarrah Furniture'. On the brick side wall are two more advertisements. Three vehicles are parked in front of the building. The Regal Theatre can be seen in the background. This building is reported to have been the shop of Simon Chugg, 19 Railway Road, and the building at No 23 the former warehouse of Chugg Importers.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-43-1994.350

Item type

Material

Photographic Paper

Width

150 mm

Height or length

100 mm

Inscriptions and markings

Ray Wood, 9 Raphael Street, Subiaco

Keywords

Shops And Businesses, Subiaco

Year

Statement of significance

Business history, architectural style

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