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Adam Forrest Grant Photograph Collection, 1887-1949

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Children with Sphinx Memorial, Ku-ring-gai Chase Road Mount Colah, 1932

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Unique IDA-00025762SeriesAdam Forrest Grant Photograph Collection, 1887-1949DateBetween 1st January 1932 and 31st December 1932Date qualifieryear onlyFormatPhotograph - NegativeDescriptionThree children stand next to the stone Sphinx Memorial in Ku-ring-gai National Park, Mount Colah. They are: Allan (1920-1988), Marjie [Marjorie] (born 1923) and Lois (born 1926), children of George Denison Arthur and Dorothy Frances nee Grant who was sister of the photographer Adam Forrest Grant.

Carved from sandstone by a returned soldier, the war memorial commemorates the fallen A.I.F comrades of Private W.T. Shirley, it was erected in 1926.

The photographer Adam Forrest Grant (1885-1949) was a member of the Australian Photographic Society. He trained as an electrical engineer and worked for Municipal Council of Sydney and later the Sydney County Council.

The Archives holds a collection of his negatives and prints donated by his daughter Jenny and granddaughter, Helen Grant.
LanguageNo linguistic content - Not applicable (zxx)Author/creatorPhotographer: Adam Forrest Grant

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Street nameKu-ring-gai ChaseStreet typeRoadSuburbMount ColahPostcode2079StateNew South WalesCountryAustralia

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Public access statusRestricted original (digital copy available)Public access notePlease acknowledge the photographer when using this image: Photographer Adam Forrest Grant, courtesy City of Sydney Archives

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Source system ID061\061516Alternative IDSRC19437

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Authenticity & integrityThese photographs were acquired by the City of Sydney. The records have been listed by City of Sydney volunteers using information provided by the donor and interpretations of what was found in the records.

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CollectionAdam Forrest Grant Photograph Collection 1930s FashionBoxCSA085069

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Children with Sphinx Memorial, Ku-ring-gai Chase Road Mount Colah, 1932