An original albumen paper carte de visite portrait photograph of South Australian vigneron William Salter, founder of Saltram Wines, personally inscribed and signed by him to his niece 'Your affectionate Uncle | William Salter | To Mrs Hardy'. The image is mounted on the original card mount (102 × 63 mm), with the imprint of 'Townsend Duryea, Artist and Photographer, Adelaide' on the verso
Adelaide, Townsend Duryea, [circa 1869]. William Salter (1804-1871), emigrated to South Australia as a commercial agent in 1844. 'In 1859, with his son Edward, he formed W. Salter & Son and started a vineyard by clearing ten acres (4 ha) and planting shiraz vines. The first vintage was in 1862...