Colonial Life in South Australia: Fifty Years of Photography 1855-1905 by Allan Sierp

Book Description

Secondhand. Good condition. Wear to book corners and edges. Previous owner has signed inside page, now covered with blank ex libris bookplate sticker. Foxing marks on pages. Foredges are sunned. Dust jacket has significant tearing to top edge and at spine. Dust jacket is now enclosed in protective cover.

A remarkable collection of photographs which shows people as they were during South Australia's colonial expansion from 1855 to 1905, covering fashions, entertainers, transport, sports, war and peace, the growth of Adelaide, arts and culture.

Every picture tells an intriguing story, and the whole series adds up to an unconventional social history of South Australia during its formative years. The photographs show real people at work and play, in ceremonial splendour or going about their daily occupations or using some remarkable invention, such as the electric tramcar.

The author's explanation of each picture and his brief history and description of photography in South Australia show how the camera began to record history as it was made.