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Photograph - Moffat's Store, B. James Whiting, c. 1900

  • A black and white photograph depicting an unpaved road with buildings and bushland on either side.

    Moffat's Store Obverse

  • The reverse of a printed photograph, featuring handwritten pen annotation and an accession number.

    Moffat's Store Reverse

  • A black and white photograph depicting an unpaved road with buildings and bushland on either side.
  • The reverse of a printed photograph, featuring handwritten pen annotation and an accession number.

Historical information

The donor was a former captain of the Emerald Golf Club. Archibald & W. Moffat's grocery store was a significant business in early Emerald, selling groceries to the local community.

Significance

This photograph captures the townscape of Emerald during the town's early growth phase, featuring a significant local institution.

Physical description

Black and white photograph depicting an unpaved road with buildings on either side; the building in the foreground on the right has a porch and people standing in front of it. On the left, buildings are in the distant background. Tall trees rise in the background on the right, with more distant trees visible further behind on the left. An individual appears to be walking down the road in the distance.

Inscriptions & markings

Annotation: "Moffats Store 1900 / Cr Beaconsfield Road & Main Rd / Then Paternoster Rd"

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