The Lewis Album

A collection of photographs of the Lewis Cycle and Motor Works, Adelaide 1904 - 1906

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Photo 01: Lewis Cycle Works, 111 Gawler Place Adelaide, c1905

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Photo 02: Motorcycle repairs and manufacture inside the old workshop, c1904

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Photo 03: The bicycle frame erecting area in the old workshop, c1904

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Photo 04: Motorcycle repair and manufacture in the new workshop, c1905-6

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Photo 05: Cars and motorcycles in the new workshop, c1905-6

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Photo 06: Bicycles and motorcycles in the showroom 111 Gawler Place, c1905

De Dion, Rover, Talbot cars, Lewis Cycle and Motor Works 1905

Photo 07: Inside the Lewis Motor House, Victoria Square, Adelaide, c1906

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Photo 08: Lewis Minerva with Eismann ignition, c1906

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Photo 09: The water cooled Lewis motorcycle, c1906

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Photo 10: Jack Carruthers at the mill with a reproduction de Dion crankcase

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Photo 11: Overview of the old workshop c1904

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Photo 12: The machine shop in the old workshop, c1904

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Photo 13: George Hill at his lathe in the old workshop, c1904

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Photo 14: Building bicycle frames and wheels in the old workshop, c1904

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Photo 15: Metal finishing, c1904

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Photo 16: Metal finishing, c1904

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Photo 17: Jack Carruthers reproducing a de Dion crancase on his lathe, c1904

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Photo 18: T.P. O'Grady works on a 2 cylinder motor at the rear of th old workshop, c1904

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Photo 19: Cars in the white garage, c1905

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Photo 20: Men at work in the white garage, c1905

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Photo 21: The accumulator house in the corner of the white garage, c1905

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Photo 22: Bill Courtney at his lathe in the white garage, c1905

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Photo 23: Men at work in the white garage, c1905

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Photo 24: de Dion renovation at unknown location, c1905

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Photo 25: The Lewis car wash, c1905

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Photo 26: The pattern maker at work, c1905

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Photo 27: Preparing sand boxes, c1905

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Photo 28: Working at the forge, c1905

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Photo 29: At work in the office, c1905

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Photo 30: Bicycle parts counter, c1905

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Photo 31: Bicycle repair shop, c1905

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Photo 32: Bicycle repair shop, c1905

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Photo 33: Bicycle assembly, c1905

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Photo 34: Brazing at the hearth, c1905

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Photo 35: Preparing bicycle frames, c1905

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Photo 36: Stove enamelling, c1905

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Photo 37: Bicycles await assembly, c1905

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Photo 38: Bicycle assembly, c1905

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