Quintessential small town Australian automotive workshop circa 1915…
Cowell is a village 240 Km north-west of Adelaide on the shore of the Spencer Gulf. The front of the ‘shop proclaims allegiance to a swag of brands no doubt necessary in a small seaside community. The ‘Head Garage’ in Pirie Street, Adelaide was a long way away. I wonder what make and model the car out front is?
There is no story- the photograph, evocative as it is of a time so long ago and foreign to me is the story.
Photo Credit…
State Library of South Australia
Tailpiece…
(SLSA)
The 75 Pirie Street, Adelaide Eyes & Crowle HQ is a good deal more posh than the offshoot in Cowell, this photograph was taken in December 1922- the building was demolished in 1923. These days an office building occupies the site.
Finito…
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