Item #114600 An original albumen paper carte de visite portrait photograph of the pioneering 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 original card mount (102 × 63 mm) has the imprint of 'Townsend Duryea, Artist and Photographer, Adelaide' on the verso. Wine, William SALTER.
An original albumen paper carte de visite portrait photograph of the pioneering 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 original card mount (102 × 63 mm) has the imprint of 'Townsend Duryea, Artist and Photographer, Adelaide' on the verso

An original albumen paper carte de visite portrait photograph of the pioneering 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 original card mount (102 × 63 mm) has the imprint of 'Townsend Duryea, Artist and Photographer, Adelaide' on the verso

Adelaide, Townsend Duryea, [circa 1869].

Image rather pale; the number '41656' (presumably Duryea's negative number) in ink on the verso; a couple of light marks, but otherwise in excellent condition.

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 when eight pickers gathered enough grapes to keep three treaders busy crushing four hogsheads of must a day ... He toured South Australia in 1865 and promoted Saltram wines in Melbourne, selling over £900 worth. The company bought its first grapes from other growers in 1868. Aged 67, he died on 30 July 1871 at Mamre Brook, survived by his wife, three daughters and two sons' (Australian Dictionary of Biography).

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