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The Beechworth Burke Museum
Photograph, c1862
... The Beechworth Burke Museum Loch Street Beechworth high ...Taken in Beechworth 1862, this photograph depicts the shops in Camp street Beechworth, with the Empire Hotel in view.Black and white rectangular photograph. The image is printed on matte photographic paper. Obverse: NO INSCRIPTION Reverse: 7778 Shops, Camp Street 1862 Roy Harvey Collection PH 54 A Empire Hotel formerly the Smithville in the Woolshed relocated to Camp street burnt 1867 Full view has the post office with the tower beechworth, camp street, shops, empire hotel -
The Beechworth Burke Museum
Photograph
... The Beechworth Burke Museum Loch Street Beechworth high ...This photograph was taken of an avenuw of acacias on Sydney Rd, Beechworth. Picture on the left hand-side is a row of Liquidamber trees also known as American storax, hazel pine, bilsted, redgum, satin-walnut, star-leaved gum, alligatorwood, or simply sweetgum. On the right is a row of English Oak trees commonly known as common oak, pedunculate oak, or European oak. Behind the English oaks is Old Beechworth Goal. Many of the trees in the Beechworth township were planted in the 1860's and today have exceptional historical, botanical or cultural value. Their place within the built environment reflects the importance in the Victorian era of town planning for a community, wealthy in gold and civic pride.Black and white rectangular photograph. The image is printed on gloss photographic paper and mounted on cardboard. Obverse: NO INSCRIPTION Reverse: 7760 The old Acacia Avenue alongside the jail. Sydney Road Beechworth Gardens & Parks beechworth, acacia avenue, gaol, sydney road, burke museum, photograph, post card, english oak, liquidambar -
The Beechworth Burke Museum
Photograph, c1862
... The Beechworth Burke Museum Loch Street Beechworth high ...Taken in Beechworth c1862, this photograph depicts Camp Street looking west. Pictured in the bottom left hand corner Black and white rectangular photograph. The image is printed on matt photographic paper and mounted on cardboard. Obverse: NO INSCRIPTION Reverse: BMM5459 Harvey Collection Camp St, Beechworth looking West about 1860 1862 0839 Camp St-Beechworth 25 beechworth, camp street, photograph, post card, roy harvey, burke museum, 1862 -
The Beechworth Burke Museum
Photograph, 1875
... The Beechworth Burke Museum Loch Street Beechworth high ...This photograph was taken in the winter of 1875 from the Telegraph Station looking up Ford Street towards the Church of England. Picture is a horse and wagon walking towards the camera. Black and white rectangular postcard. The image is printed on matt photographic paper and mounted on cardboard. This photograph depicts Ford Street looking south C 1875 in Beechworth.Obverse: NO INSCRIPTION Reverse: 5570 35 Beechworth about 1875 American & Australian Photographic Company. Victoria Branch. C. BAYLISS, Manager No. 61 Extra Copies may be had by sending Number to present Address. beechworth, ford street, 1875, horse, wagon, horse and wagon, church of england, burke museum, winter -
The Beechworth Burke Museum
Photograph, American and Australasian Photographic Company, c1870
... The Beechworth Burke Museum Loch Street Beechworth high ...Taken in Beechworth c1870, this photograph depicts Ford Street taken from Church Street looking towards the Old Beechworth Gaol. This photograph was taken and produced by the American and Australasian Photographic Company which was founded by Beaufoy Merlin joined by his assistant, Charles Bayliss and Augustus Clinton, and operated between 1866-1873. The company traveled throughout Victoria and New South Wales before establishing a portrait studio in Sydney. There is no apparent connection to America. Black and white rectangular postcard. The image is printed on matt photographic paper and mounted on cardboard. Obverse: NO INSCRIPTION Reverse: 5570 33 Beechworth about 1870 American & Australian Photographic Company. Victoria Branch. C. BAYLISS, Manager No. 62 Extra Copies may be had by sending Number to present Address. beechworth, ford street, old beechworth goal -
The Beechworth Burke Museum
Photograph
... The Beechworth Burke Museum Loch Street Beechworth high ...Taken in Beechworth 1870, this photograph depicts the business area of Ford Street. Black and white rectangular postcard. The image is printed on matt photographic paper and mounted on cardboard. Obverse: Beautiful Beechworth (Vic) 1800 ft. above Sea Level- Ford Street (Looking North) Copyright. F. Foxcroft Photo Reverse: A02754.2 POSTCARD beechworth, ford street, burke museum, 1870, beautiful beechworth, foxcroft -
The Beechworth Burke Museum
Photograph
... The Beechworth Burke Museum Loch Street Beechworth high ...This photograph was taken of Ford Street, Beechworth looking east showing the Post Office on the left and the Bank of Victoria on the right. Black and white rectangular postcard. The image is printed on matt photographic paper and mounted on cardboard.Obverse: NO INSCRIPTION Reverse: BMM7735 Beechworth beechworth, ford street, burke museum, horse, sepia -
The Beechworth Burke Museum
Photograph
... The Beechworth Burke Museum Loch Street Beechworth high ...Taken in Beechworth , this photograph was taken at the intersection of Camp and Ford street.Colored rectangular postcard printed on matt card. Obverse: Beautiful Beechworth (Vic) 1800 ft above Sea Level- Camp Street (Looking East) Copyright F. Foxcroft photo Reverse: A02926.1 beechworth, camp street, post office, fors street, beautiful beechworth -
The Beechworth Burke Museum
Photograph
... The Beechworth Burke Museum Loch Street Beechworth high ...Taken in Beechworth, this photograph depicts the intersection of Camp Street with the Empire Hotel in the foreground and the post office in the background.Colored rectangular postcard printed on matt card. Obverse: Beautiful Beechworth (Vic) 1800 ft above Sea Level- Camp Street (Looking West) Copyright F. Foxcroft photo. Reverse: 7736.1 1997.2890 beechworth, camp street, post office, empire hotel -
The Beechworth Burke Museum
Photograph, c1910
... The Beechworth Burke Museum Loch Street Beechworth high ...This photograph was taken at the Camp Street Beechworth at the intersection with Ford Street c1910 looking at the post office on the left hand side and a row of shops on the right. The Post Office is the photograph was completed in 1859. Following a fire along Camp St in 1867 the Post Office was rebuilt with a bell and clock tower. The P.0. played an important role in communicating news in 1880 of the infamous murders of police at Stringybark Creek and the various exploits of the Kelly gang.Sepia rectangular postcard printed on gloss card. Obverse: Camp Street, Beechworth REAL PHOTO SERIES. M5911 Reverse: BMM7734.2 VALENTINES REAL PHOTO SERIES Published by the Valentine Publishing Co.Pty.Ltd. Queen St. Melb 1906-1910? beechworth, camp street, post office, burke museum, photograph, postcard, 1910 -
The Beechworth Burke Museum
Photograph, c1900
... The Beechworth Burke Museum Loch Street Beechworth high ...Taken in Beechworth c1900, this photograph depicts the streetscape of Ford Street.Black and white photograph mounted on brown card and laminated. Obverse: Ford Street, Beechworth, approximately early 1900's / The Streetscape is still remarkably similar today / Reverse: NO INSCRIPTION beechworth, ford street, burke museum 1900 -
The Beechworth Burke Museum
Domestic object - Toy Cart, c1920
... The Beechworth Burke Museum Loch Street Beechworth high ...The Lehmann toy company exported toys to the USA from 1895 to 1929 and specialized in mechanical, friction transportation and lithographed wind-up tinplate toys. Founded by Ernest Lehmann Co. in Brandenberg, Germany, 1881. In 1951 the fim re-established and is still making friction toys. Some of the most famous include: Autobus, the Dancing Sailor and Icarus. Lehmann distinguished itself early 20th-century by releasing small tin toys which were cheaper than the toys the competition made. End of the 19th century, beginning of th 20th, competitors were producing heavy, cast-iron toys. By the 1920s the Lehmann company had a staff over 800 people and made 80+ different toy designs.How it is significant? (...this item is one of last remaining examples of German toy manufacturing prior to World War One. ) How it is significance to local history? (....this item represents the importance of preserving local history and culture.) German, clockwork, red and white tinplate cart with green and white driver with green pointed hat, being pulled by zebra with red ears and cord tail. 1881/ Lehmann 'Zikra' Marke Pat./USA Appl. / For Jan 1907, Dec 1913 lehmann, toy, beechworth, burke museum, zebra, cart, germany -
The Beechworth Burke Museum
Photograph
... The Beechworth Burke Museum Loch Street Beechworth high ...This item has two photographs split horizontally. The top photograph was taken of Camp Street, Beechworth, looking south and the bottom image was taken of Ford Street, Beechworth, looking east.Black and white photograph printed on matte photographic paper. Obverse: Camp Street looking South / Ford Street looking East / Reverse: 1997.3095 / AO3192 / PH 77 / post 1906. / GH. Farley listed 1917-1918. / around 1910. See Camp St. Photo of Coronation arch Showing street lamp beechworth, camp street, ford street, burke museum -
The Beechworth Burke Museum
Photograph, 1928
... The Beechworth Burke Museum Loch Street Beechworth high ...Taken in Beechworth at an unknown date, this photograph depicts the east side of ford street looking north from the Church of England Tower.Black and white rectangular photograph printed on matte photographic paper. Obverse: NO INSCRIPTION Reverse: 1997.2853 A03104 ph 4 3 1928 beechworth, ford street, church of england, christ church -
The Beechworth Burke Museum
Photograph, c1900
... The Beechworth Burke Museum Loch Street Beechworth high ...Taken in Beechworth c1920, this photograph was taken from the tower of Christ Church (Anglican) looking down at Ford Street. Black and white rectangular postcard. Obverse: Beautiful Beechworth (Vic) 1800 ft. above Sea Level- Ford Street (Looking East) Copyright. F Foxcroft Photo. Reverse: AO3104 Post Cardbeechworth, ford street, burke museum, post card, photograph, 1920, church tower, anglican church, church -
The Beechworth Burke Museum
Clothing - Boots
... The Beechworth Burke Museum Loch Street Beechworth high ...General Tom Thumbs (Charles Stratton) Boots that he left in Beechworth during a visit to the Goldfields in 1870. Tom Thumb was a performer with the American Phineas Taylor Barnum's circus troupe that toured the world. Pair brown leather knee-high boots, leather lining and sole. Stacked leather heel and decorative embossing on front.tom thumb, boots, burke museum, circus, phineas taylor barnum, beechworth, goldfields -
The Beechworth Burke Museum
Photograph, 1876
... The Beechworth Burke Museum Loch Street Beechworth high ...Taken in Beechworth 1876, this panoramic photograph depicts Ford Street looking North. Black and white rectangular photograph printed on gloss photographic paper. Obverse: NO INSCRIPTION Reverse: 84-215-1 Panorama Streets Beechworth 1876 Town viewsbeechworth, ford street, town views, panorama -
The Beechworth Burke Museum
Photograph - Postcard
... The Beechworth Burke Museum Loch Street Beechworth high ...Taken in Beechworth, this photograph was taken from from close to Church Street intersection with Ford.Black and white rectangular post card.Obverse: F & V Series No 4 FORD ST BEECHWORTH, LOOKING.S Reverse: 1997.2753 AO2753 POST CARDbeechworth, ford street, town views -
The Beechworth Burke Museum
Photograph
... The Beechworth Burke Museum Loch Street Beechworth high ...This photograph depicts Camp st in Beechworth looking east. This postcard is part of the Rose Series produced by Victorian photographer George Rose’s business, the Rose Stereograph Company. George Rose (1861-1942), is considered one of Australia's best photographers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The Rose Stereograph Company was founded in 1880 and became famous for producing stereographs, or stereoviews, which gave the illusion of being in 3D when seen through a hand-held viewer, a big craze of the era. As stereographs lost popularity in the 1920s, Rose switched to production of postcards and decorative cards, and he and the photographers who followed took thousands of scenes around Victoria as well as interstate that became iconic images of Australian life.Black and white rectangular photograph (copy) printed on gloss photographic paper. Obverse: The Rose Series P.3469 Copyright FORD STREET Reverse: BMM7744 PH150 1998.00059 beechworth, ford street, rose series, photograph, post card, black and white -
The Beechworth Burke Museum
Photograph, 1890
... The Beechworth Burke Museum Loch Street Beechworth high ...This photograph was taken of the “Wanderers” Football club at Barmutha Park, Beechworth in c1890. The Beechworth Football Club was formed in 1861 which then became affiliated to the Victorian Football Association (VFA) upon being founded in 1877. There were two football teams in Beechworth. One was the Beechworth FC and the other was the Wanderers FC, which was based at Hurdle Flat, near Stanley. In 1892, the two teams merged under the name "Beechworth District Wanderers Football Club." Those present include; Bob Wray, Jim Wray, Ike Brown, Jim Buckley, George Spencer, Jim McKenzie, Dave McAliece, Arite stone, Win Johnstone, Jack Tresize, Jim Shennan, Ned Turnbull, George Johnson, Jerry Sutherland, Jack Brown, Dick Hambleton, George Hacket, Jim Brown, Jack Johnson. The team adopted a red and black striped football jersey.The club joined the Ovens and King league, winning three consecutive premierships in 1912, 1913 and 1914, leaving the league that same year. The club suspended its activities from 1915 to 1918 during the WWI returning to the league in 1919. Sepia rectangular photograph printed on matte photographic paper mounted on board. Obverse: THE "WANDERERS" 1890 Reverse: From Mrs R. Scott beechworth, the wanderers, football, sports -
The Beechworth Burke Museum
Photograph
... The Beechworth Burke Museum Loch Street Beechworth high ...This photograph was taken of Camp Street in Beechworth looking towards High Street intersection. Large building at right, on the corner of Camp and Ford Street, is the former Bank of Victoria. Left of photograph , the clock tower of Beechworth Post Office can be seen. Rectangular postcard in sepiaObverse: Camp St., Beechworth / Reverse: BMM7742 / 1997.2831 / 84-44-1 / Post Card /beechworth, camp street, post card, burke museum -
The Beechworth Burke Museum
Photograph, c1940
... The Beechworth Burke Museum Loch Street Beechworth high ...This copy of a postcard depicts Ford Street in Beechworth looking North. This postcard is part of the Rose Series produced by Victorian photographer George Rose’s business, the Rose Stereograph Company. George Rose (1861-1942), is considered one of Australia's best photographers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The Rose Stereograph Company was founded in 1880 and became famous for producing stereographs, or stereoviews, which gave the illusion of being in 3D when seen through a hand-held viewer, a big craze of the era. As stereographs lost popularity in the 1920s, Rose switched to production of postcards and decorative cards, and he and the photographers who followed took thousands of scenes around Victoria as well as interstate that became iconic images of Australian life.Black and white photograph (copy) on gloss photographic paper. Obverse: THE ROSE SERIES P.3481 COPYRIGHT FORD STREET, LOOKING NORTH, BEECHWORTH, VIC Reverse: BMM7743 PH 149 1998.00059beechworth, ford street, rose series, postcard, photograph, black and white, burke museum -
The Beechworth Burke Museum
Photograph
... The Beechworth Burke Museum Loch Street Beechworth high ...This copy of a postcard from the Rose series depicts Camp Street looking East. This postcard is part of the Rose Series produced by Victorian photographer George Rose’s business, the Rose Stereograph Company. George Rose (1861-1942), is considered one of Australia's best photographers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The Rose Stereograph Company was founded in 1880 and became famous for producing stereographs, or stereoviews, which gave the illusion of being in 3D when seen through a hand-held viewer, a big craze of the era. As stereographs lost popularity in the 1920s, Rose switched to production of postcards and decorative cards, and he and the photographers who followed took thousands of scenes around Victoria as well as interstate that became iconic images of Australian life.Black and white photograph (copy) on gloss photographic paper.Obverse: THE ROSE SERIES P.3459 COPYRIGHT CAMP STREET, LOOKING EAST, BEECHWORTH, VIC Reverse: BMM7743 PH 149 1998.00059beechworth, rose series, camp street, burke museum, black and white -
The Beechworth Burke Museum
Domestic object - Tie Pin
... The Beechworth Burke Museum Loch Street Beechworth high ...This nugget was found on the Beechworth Goldfield in the late 1800's by Mr Fred McIntosh (Alan & Edward Dunlop's Uncle (father James' brother-in-law) by marriage, husband of Elizabeth (Bessie) Dunlop), who had made it into a tie pin and presented it to the Dunlop family. A small nugget of gold made into a tie pin. The nugget is attached to a small amount of milky quartz stone and mounted on a tie pin.gold, nugget, beechworth, burke museum, tie pin, pin, gold rush, goldfield -
The Beechworth Burke Museum
Photograph
... The Beechworth Burke Museum Loch Street Beechworth high ...This copy of a postcard from the Rose series depicts Ford Street looking South. This postcard is part of the Rose Series produced by Victorian photographer George Rose’s business, the Rose Stereograph Company. George Rose (1861-1942), is considered one of Australia's best photographers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The Rose Stereograph Company was founded in 1880 and became famous for producing stereographs, or stereoviews, which gave the illusion of being in 3D when seen through a hand-held viewer, a big craze of the era. As stereographs lost popularity in the 1920s, Rose switched to production of postcards and decorative cards, and he and the photographers who followed took thousands of scenes around Victoria as well as interstate that became iconic images of Australian life.Black and White photograph (copy) on gloss photographic paper. Obverse: THE ROSE SERIES P.10544 COPYRIGHT FORD STREET, BEECHWORTH, VIC Reverse: BMM7746 PH 147 1998.00059beechworth, rose series, ford street, burke museum, postcard -
The Beechworth Burke Museum
Photograph, c1940
... The Beechworth Burke Museum Loch Street Beechworth high ...Taken in Beechworth, this photograph depicts Ford Street looking North. This postcard is part of the Rose Series produced by Victorian photographer George Rose’s business, the Rose Stereograph Company. George Rose (1861-1942), is considered one of Australia's best photographers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The Rose Stereograph Company was founded in 1880 and became famous for producing stereographs, or stereoviews, which gave the illusion of being in 3D when seen through a hand-held viewer, a big craze of the era. As stereographs lost popularity in the 1920s, Rose switched to production of postcards and decorative cards, and he and the photographers who followed took thousands of scenes around Victoria as well as interstate that became iconic images of Australian life. Black and White photograph on gloss photographic paper. Obverse: THE ROSE SERIES P.2749 COPYRIGHT FORD STREET, LOOKING NORTH, BEECHWORTH, VIC Reverse: 7739 PH 152 1998.00059beechworth, rose series, ford street, george rose, burke museum -
The Beechworth Burke Museum
Photograph
... The Beechworth Burke Museum Loch Street Beechworth high ...Taken in Beechworth, this photograph depicts a birds eye view of Ford Street. Black and white rectangular postcard. The image is printed on matte photographic paper and is mounted on cardboard. Obverse: (98) BEECHWORTH Reverse: 1997.2761 POST CARD CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESS ONLY KODAK AUSTRALIAbeechworth, ford street, kodak, burke museum, birds eye view -
The Beechworth Burke Museum
Photograph
... The Beechworth Burke Museum Loch Street Beechworth high ...Taken in Beechworth, this photograph depicts Camp Street from the Ford Street intersection looking towards Mayday Hills. Black and White photograph printed on gloss photographic paper. Obverse: NO INSCRIPTION Reverse: 93.00059.3 7740 beechworth, mayday hills, burke museum, camp street -
The Beechworth Burke Museum
Photograph
... The Beechworth Burke Museum Loch Street Beechworth high ...A series of three photographs taken from within and around Beechworth.Three sepia rectangular photographs printed on gloss photographic paper and mounted on cardboard. Obverse: NO INSCRIPTION Reverse: BMM7764 beechworth, camp street, burke museum, photograph, sepia -
The Beechworth Burke Museum
Photograph
... The Beechworth Burke Museum Loch Street Beechworth high ...Taken in Beechworth, this photograph depicts the intersection between Victorian Avenue and Loch Street. Black and white photograph printed on a rectangular postcardObverse: F & V SERIES NO 15 VICTORIA AVENUE, BEECHWORTH (hand printed) Reverse: A03086 97.21.99 POST CARD R Pigram Cootamundra beechworth, victoria avenue, loch street, burke museum, photograph, postcard, intersection