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ca. 1860s (made)
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Photograph of a hospital facade, taken from across the street. The main entrance is composed of three keystone arches, with two columns on either side of the central arch and a corniced pediment above it. There are three arch-topped windows on either side of the entrance. To the [viewer's] right, there is an extension added onto the building with three more windows. There are three men standing in front of the hospital, and crates and construction debris can be seen on the grounds.

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Photograph, 'Ovens District Hospital', albumen print on paper, Algernon Hall, Beechworth, Australia, ca. 1860s
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Photograph of a hospital facade, taken from across the street. The main entrance is composed of three keystone arches, with two columns on either side of the central arch and a corniced pediment above it. There are three arch-topped windows on either side of the entrance. To the [viewer's] right, there is an extension added onto the building with three more windows. There are three men standing in front of the hospital, and crates and construction debris can be seen on the grounds.
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Accession number
56192

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Record createdJuly 1, 2009
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