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Adelaide Collection (#10)

Adelaide, the charming city of South Australia, holds a rich tapestry of history and captivating sights

Background imageAdelaide Collection: On the outskirts of Adelaide, Australia

On the outskirts of Adelaide, Australia. Date: circa 1910

Background imageAdelaide Collection: Adelaide, Australia - Public Library, Art Gallery

Adelaide, Australia - Public Library, Art Gallery, Exhibition and School of Mines, North Terrace. Date: circa 1901

Background imageAdelaide Collection: Map of South Australia

Map of South Australia. Map showing the Spencer and Vincent Gulfs, Kangaroo Island and Adelaide. Plate 110 from The Times Atlas

Background imageAdelaide Collection: Scouts Handshake - Rally at Adelaide, 1927 (1937)

Scouts Handshake - Rally at Adelaide, 1927 (1937). From Coronation Souvenir Book 1937, edited by Gordon Beckles. [Daily Express, London, 1937]

Background imageAdelaide Collection: Launch of HMS Thunderer, Woolwich Royal Dockyard, Kent, 1831

Launch of HMS Thunderer, Woolwich Royal Dockyard, Kent, 1831. King William IV and Queen Adelaide were among those attending the ceremony. Thunderer was an 84 gun second rate ship of the line

Background imageAdelaide Collection: Scene in the Hanover Square Rooms, Westminster, London, 1833

Scene in the Hanover Square Rooms, Westminster, London, 1833. Prospectus of the Hanover Square Rooms, when Her Majesty took the Private View of the Fancy Fair in aid of foreigners in distress

Background imageAdelaide Collection: Coronation of William IV and Queen Adelaides in Westminster Abbey, London, 1831

Coronation of William IV and Queen Adelaides in Westminster Abbey, London, 1831. The king and queen are shown in the foreground with spectators filling the aisle and main body of the abbey

Background imageAdelaide Collection: All a-Gog at Guildhall or the civic giants displaying their solid attachments, 1830

All a-Gog at Guildhall or the civic giants displaying their solid attachments, 1830. One of the City giants (Gog?) and Sir John Key, Lord Mayor of London

Background imageAdelaide Collection: The opening of London Bridge by King William IV and Queen Adelaide, 1831

The opening of London Bridge by King William IV and Queen Adelaide, 1831. Showing the royal procession on the River Thames approaching the bridge

Background imageAdelaide Collection: Royal opening of London Bridge, 1831

Royal opening of London Bridge, 1831. Interior view of the pavilion erected on London Bridge for the reception of King William IV and Queen Adelaide for the bridges opening

Background imageAdelaide Collection: Opening ceremony of the new London Bridge, 1831

Opening ceremony of the new London Bridge, 1831
Opening of the new London Bridge by King William and Queen Adelaide, 1831. In the foreground figures stand on the riverbank and on decorated barges looking towards London Bridge lined with flags

Background imageAdelaide Collection: Dinner in the Guildhall, City of London, 1830

Dinner in the Guildhall, City of London, 1830. Interior view of the Guildhall during the inauguration dinner of Sir John Key as Lord Mayor of London in 1830 in the presence of King William IV

Background imageAdelaide Collection: The opening of London Bridge, 1831

The opening of London Bridge, 1831. Commemorative writing sheet showing the opening of Rennies London Bridge by William IV and Queen Adelaide, 1831

Background imageAdelaide Collection: Portrait of Queen Adelaide, 1859. Artist: Edmund Thomas Parris

Portrait of Queen Adelaide, 1859. Artist: Edmund Thomas Parris
Portrait of Queen Adelaide, Consort of William IV, 1859

Background imageAdelaide Collection: Panoramic view of the area around Regents Park, London, 1831

Panoramic view of the area around Regents Park, London, 1831. Panorama showing Park Cresent, Park Square West and Ulster Terrace, with figures

Background imageAdelaide Collection: An illustrated songsheet, 1831

An illustrated songsheet, 1831. Two images with the songs Gog and Magog rewarded and King William and the citizens of London beneath

Background imageAdelaide Collection: Adelaide Hall, Barbican, London, 1986. Artist: Brian O Connor

Adelaide Hall, Barbican, London, 1986. Artist: Brian O Connor
Adelaide Hall, Barbican, London, 1986

Background imageAdelaide Collection: Adelaide Hall, London, 1989. Artist: Brian O Connor

Adelaide Hall, London, 1989. Artist: Brian O Connor
Hall Adelaide, London, 1989. Hall was an American born UK based jazz singer and entertainer whose career spanned more than 70 years

Background imageAdelaide Collection: Adgie and her trained lions 1905

Adgie and her trained lions 1905
Adgie born Adelaide Castillo in New Mexico, known as Daring Spanish Lion Tamer, inside the caged with three lions. One of Americans greatest acts of the time

Background imageAdelaide Collection: Saxe-Coburg-Gotha family

Saxe-Coburg-Gotha family
Duke Charles Edward of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, with the Duchess (Victoria Adelaide) and their family, from left: Prince John Leopold; Prince Hubert; Princess Caroline; Princess Sybil

Background imageAdelaide Collection: Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge with three children

Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge with three children
Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge (Duchess of Teck) with three of her children, including May (lower left), who became Queen Mary. Date: circa 1870s

Background imageAdelaide Collection: Henley beach jetty at dusk

Henley beach jetty at dusk, Adelaide, South Australia

Background imageAdelaide Collection: Adelaide, Australia, Australian, city, evening, Getty Images, glenelg, hotel, jetty

Adelaide, Australia, Australian, city, evening, Getty Images, glenelg, hotel, jetty
Australia

Background imageAdelaide Collection: Salt Crystallization Pans, Dry Creek, South Australia

Salt Crystallization Pans, Dry Creek, South Australia
Dry Creek is a mostly industrial suburb north of Adelaide, containing significant wetlands and a substantial area formerly devoted to salt crystallisation pans, managed by Ridley Corporation

Background imageAdelaide Collection: Sunset at Aldinga Beach, Fleurieu Peninsula, Onkaparinga, Adelaide, South Australia

Sunset at Aldinga Beach, Fleurieu Peninsula, Onkaparinga, Adelaide, South Australia
Aldinga Beach is an outer southern suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It lies within the City of Onkaparinga

Background imageAdelaide Collection: Sunset at Glenelg Beach with Glenelg Jetty in the Background, Adelaide, South Australia

Sunset at Glenelg Beach with Glenelg Jetty in the Background, Adelaide, South Australia
Glenelg is a popular beach-side suburb of the South Australian capital of Adelaide, located on the shore of Holdfast Bay in Gulf St Vincent

Background imageAdelaide Collection: Black Swans at River Torrens with Adelaide Convention Centre in the Background, Elder Park

Black Swans at River Torrens with Adelaide Convention Centre in the Background, Elder Park, Adelaide, South Australia
The black swan is a large waterbird, a species of swan, which breeds mainly in the southeast and southwest regions of Australia

Background imageAdelaide Collection: Sunset View of Granite Island From the Horse-Drawn Tramway Causeway, Victor Harbor

Sunset View of Granite Island From the Horse-Drawn Tramway Causeway, Victor Harbor, South Australia, Australia
Granite Island, also known by the Ramindjeri people as Nulcoowarra, is a small island next to Victor Harbor, South Australia

Background imageAdelaide Collection: Adelaide Oval and St Peters Cathedral above Adelaide University Oval

Adelaide Oval and St Peters Cathedral above Adelaide University Oval
This panorama was taken of a brilliant crimson sunset across Adelaide University Oval of Adelaide Oval and St Peters Cathedral during a game

Background imageAdelaide Collection: Aka Tree Goanna

Aka Tree Goanna (varanus varius) at Cleland Wildlife Park, Adelaide Hills, South Australia

Background imageAdelaide Collection: Fig tree roots

Fig tree roots
Exposed rustic fig tree roots outside Adelaide Botanical Gardens, they make good backgrounds for photographing children

Background imageAdelaide Collection: Canvas deck chair on a beach. Australia

Canvas deck chair on a beach. Australia
Striped red and white canvas deck chair on a beach. Australia

Background imageAdelaide Collection: Lion

Lion
Head of lion

Background imageAdelaide Collection: Christmas santa hat on a beach chair. Australia

Christmas santa hat on a beach chair. Australia
Christmas santa hat on a deck chair. Sun reflecting off the sea and white sandy beach. Summer. Australia

Background imageAdelaide Collection: Port Willunga jetty

Port Willunga jetty on cloudy winter evening

Background imageAdelaide Collection: Abstract patterns reflected though glass window

Abstract patterns reflected though glass window
Abstract patterns reflected though glass block window

Background imageAdelaide Collection: Poles of Pt Willunga Jetty

Poles of Pt Willunga Jetty

Background imageAdelaide Collection: Beatles In Adelaide

Beatles In Adelaide
12th June 1964: Fans in Adelaide, Australia waiting to greet The Beatles during their tour of Australia. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)

Background imageAdelaide Collection: Old Adelaide

Old Adelaide
A view down the river Torrens towards the city of Adelaide, Australia, circa 1850. Engraving by Carr and J.C. Armytage (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageAdelaide Collection: Royal Wedding 1866 -- Princess Mary of Cambridge

Royal Wedding 1866 -- Princess Mary of Cambridge
Scene during the marriage service of Francis, Duke of Teck and Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge, at St Annes Church, Kew, west London (then in Surrey)

Background imageAdelaide Collection: Mary Adelaide Von Teck

Mary Adelaide Von Teck
MARY ADELAIDE WILHELMINA ELIZABETH, duchess of Teck, princess of Cambridge, grand daughter of George III, mother of Queen Mary, the one who married George V. Date: 1833 - 1897

Background imageAdelaide Collection: Queen Adelaide

Queen Adelaide
4-6-0, Star Class locomotive. Built November 1910

Background imageAdelaide Collection: Three Rivers Fountain in Victoria Square Illuminated at Night, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Three Rivers Fountain in Victoria Square Illuminated at Night, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Background imageAdelaide Collection: Portrait of Jeanne-Francoise Julie Adelaide Recamier, 1777 - 1849

Portrait of Jeanne-Francoise Julie Adelaide Recamier, 1777 - 1849, aka Madame Recamier and Juliette. French socialite. After the painting by Antoine-Jean Gros aka Baron Gros



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Adelaide, the charming city of South Australia, holds a rich tapestry of history and captivating sights. Steeped in regal allure, it was graced by the presence of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert along with their beloved children. As we delve into Adelaide's vibrant past, we encounter thrilling moments like the Formula One World Championship where Mika Hakkinen fearlessly launched his McLaren MP4/8 into the air at Malthouse Corner during an exhilarating lap. The city's love for sports is evident as it proudly hosts events that leave spectators in awe. The enchantment continues as night falls upon Adelaide Oval, casting a magical glow over its magnificent structure. Nestled amidst this nocturnal beauty lies Largs Bay Jetty on the Lefevre Peninsula, offering breathtaking sunset views that paint the sky with hues of gold and crimson. From above, an aerial perspective reveals Adelaide's true splendor - its iconic landmarks such as Adelaide Oval, River Torrens, and Central Business District standing tall against the backdrop of Australia's vast landscapes. Madame Recamier would surely be captivated by this picturesque scene if she were here today. Intriguing glimpses into history emerge through timeless artworks like Nathaniel Currier's lithograph depicting Clipper Ship Adelaide hove to for a pilot in 1856. This testament to maritime heritage reminds us of Adelaide's connection to seafaring adventures that shaped its identity. Nature lovers find solace on Brighton Beach as they witness mesmerizing sunsets painting vivid strokes across South Australia's coastline. Tranquility reigns supreme here while strolling along Brighton/Adelaide Cres or exploring other hidden gems scattered throughout this remarkable region. Australia finds one of its greatest treasures within Adelaide—a city that effortlessly blends tradition with modernity. Its charm extends beyond borders; even from high above Pacific skies, downtown Adelaide beckons travelers seeking new horizons and unforgettable experiences.