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Clunes Museum
Work on paper - Pastel Drawing, Pollie Price, Untitled, 1897
... on a wooden bridge, another man in a boat on the water and another... a man and woman standing on a wooden bridge, another man ...Unknown.1 Pastel drawing in timber frame with gold edging on frame. Subject: drawn on a pale brown background a man and woman standing on a wooden bridge, another man in a boat on the water and another standing in the water. Trees in front of buildings in the background. .2 Pastel drawing in timber frame with gold edging on frame. Subject: 2 people in a boat , stone arched bridge and trees in front of tall buildings in the background .1 Signed at bottom right hand corner "Pollie Prince"landscape, buildings -
Sunbury Family History and Heritage Society Inc.
Photograph, 15th
... in this image along with the former wooden pedestrian bridge and partial... in this image along with the former wooden pedestrian bridge and partial ...The Number 2 platform at Sunbury Station is featured in this image along with the former wooden pedestrian bridge and partial view of the two water towers, which in the past were used to supply water for the steam engines. A coloured photograph of a platform at a railway station which includes a pedestrian bridge and metal water tower. sunbury railway station -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - SANDHURST POST OFFICE
... and primitive wooden bridge (short span). Inscriptions: on back.... LH front is creek and primitive wooden bridge (short span ...Black and white photograph of a sketch of building (post office) with high roof and six skylight windows. Lean-to verandahs/ buildings in front of main building. LH front is creek and primitive wooden bridge (short span). Inscriptions: on back - written in ballpoint pen. 'Bendigo Vic Post Office, Sandhurst Vic 1850's' History: James Lerk 18/2/2000: 'View Point Bendigo, Post Office, looking West'buildings, post office, view point -
Orbost & District Historical Society
Book, Stories From Wairewa, 2017
... ". On the front cover is a tall wooden rail bridge. the book contains... "Stories From Wairewa". On the front cover is a tall wooden rail ...This book is a social history collected orally and from the private records of residents of the Wairewa Valley, Victoria, Australia. It includes a brief history of the old primary school. Appended is a performance piece 'Waltz for Wairewa", a dialogue with poems and songs. It was sponsored by the Hospital Creek Bush Band and Dance Group. The book was partly the result of two song writing courses, one run on-line for six weeksby Sheffield University, U.K., and another year-long course at U3A in Lakes Entrance, East Gippsland. The bridge pictured on the front cover is O'Grady's railway bridge which was severely damaged in the bushfires of January 2020.This item is a useful reference on the history of the Wairewa Valley, East Gippsland.A soft covered book, titled "Stories From Wairewa". On the front cover is a tall wooden rail bridge. the book contains stories, photographs, scanned documents, shet music, drawings and poetry. book-wairewa blakeman-elizabeth school-wairewa -
Orbost & District Historical Society
black and white photograph, August 1897
... A black / white photograph of the old wooden suspension... of the old wooden suspension bridge over the Snowy River ...This is a photograph of the bridge from the Orbost side. The first pile bridge over the Snowy River was just completed by Mr Jim Granter when the 1891 flood took out the centre,. There were differences of opinion as to whether the council should pay . The Shire Secretary, Mr John Draffin, persuaded them to honour their obligations. Mr Granter and Mr Clarke finished it as a suspension bridge which was opened by Mrs William Watt. Soon after a mob of cattle stampeded, the weight snapped the cable, letting one side sag. Mr R.P. Cameron repaired it and this bridge remained until 1922. "In 1890 the contract for a bridge was let to Mr James Granter for £1450. This structure with additions and improvements made to it was to cost the ratepayers about £2,500, and its erection was proceeded with in a very satisfactory manner until, just as the greater-part of the work had been completed, the flood of 1891 came down on it, piling up mountains of logs, timber and debris against the piers, which had not been made wide enough apart to allow for. contingencies of this kind. The structure held out bravely until the turn of the flood and then gave way with a crash, about five bays from the centre disappearing in the stream." ( Snowy River Mail August 12 1893) This item is a pictorial record of one of the first bridges across the Snowy River in Orbost.A black / white photograph of the old wooden suspension bridge over the Snowy River. There are two copies 919.1 and 919.2. There are two other photos showing the whole bridge taken from further back.on back - "Orbost Bridge...."snowy-river-bridge-orbost granter-james -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book, One Fourteenth of an Elephant, 2003
... on a curved wooden trestle bridge, and an image of 4 emancipated POWs.... Front cover has two images., a Jap train on a curved wooden ...Paper back book. Front cover has two images., a Jap train on a curved wooden trestle bridge, and an image of 4 emancipated POWs. Writing is in white and black ink. Pages 520. Not illustrated."Donated by Bendigo YMCA"books, military history -
Greensborough Historical Society
Photograph - Photograph - Digital Image, Sherbourne Road Briar Hill, 1968_
... A photograph of the old wooden rail bridge over Sherbourne... photograph. A photograph of the old wooden rail bridge over ...A photograph of the old wooden rail bridge over Sherbourne Road Briar Hill, looking toward Eltham. Just past the bridge on the left is the old Hat Factory (now storage lockers). Dated by the HR Holden in photo; these were built in 1967.Digital copy of black and white photograph. rail bridge greensborough, sherbourne road briar hill -
Melbourne Legacy
Document, Lord Somers Camp 1967. RW Anderson reports on the Lord Somers' Camp, 1967
... of Westernport Bay and the tidal creek and wooden bridge. It has... on the shores of Westernport Bay and the tidal creek and wooden bridge ...An account of Big Camp 1967 by a junior legatee that attended. It was an impression of the camp by Rod Anderson from Brighton Grammar. It was a reprint from 'The Brighton Grammarian'. The boys took a special train from Flinders St station direct to Somers. It mentions the location of the camp on the shores of Westernport Bay and the tidal creek and wooden bridge. It has a centrally placed circular lawn with huts and slushies quarters and the main hall. The camp has it's own radio station - Radio Somers, plus a printing press and open air theatre. Was stapled to 01970 JL11 Why I founded the Somers Camp an article about Lord Somers published in 1933.A record of the camp at Somers in the words of a junior legatee that attended in 1967.Foolscap page x 2 of black type.Handwritten 'JL11/10' in black pen.camp, lord somers, lord somers camp -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Print, Studley Pk Toll Bridge, July 12 1899
... Black and white print photograph of the wooden 'Penny... of the wooden 'Penny Bridge' at Studley Park. The name was colloquially ...Black and white print photograph of the wooden 'Penny Bridge' at Studley Park. The name was colloquially arrived at as a penny wa the toll one paid to cross the bridge. The copy of the postcard identifies the photographers as McAlpin Bros, Richmond.Reverse: "Studley Pk Toll Bridge / joining Church Street Abbotsford / Penny Bridge"toll bridges -- river yarra, bridges - yarra river -- kew (vic.), penny bridge -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Photograph - Bridge, c.1927
... a wooden bridge across a river.... or with a companion/s. Here the photographer takes a wooden bridge across ...Henry Beater Christian (1886-1962) , was a descendant of one of the earliest settler families in Kew. Employed at the Kew Asylum as a 'public servant', he was a skilled amateur photographer, photographing numerous scenes in Kew and on his travels around Victoria. The majority of his photographs date from 1916 to 1929. His finest photographs are housed in two photograph albums. Digital copy of a photograph from page 26 of the 47-page photograph album containing 261 gelatinous silver images, loaned by Diane Washfold with permission given to digitise and hold a copy in our collection. John Chapman has written in 'Bushwalking Clubs - A Brief History', about the establishment in Victoria of the first bushwalking club in 1888, and the popularisation of bushwalking during the interwar period. Henry Christian's 'walks' appear to have been undertaken solely or with a companion/s. Here the photographer takes a wooden bridge across a river.Inscription on page illegiblehenry beater christian (1886-1962), landscape photography, christian-washfold collection, photograph albums, bushwalking -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Photograph - Photograph of woman walking on wooden bridge
... Photograph of woman walking on wooden bridge... a wooden skeleton of a bridge... walking on wooden bridge Photograph Photograph of a woman holding ...Churchill Island has a large photographic collection dating from the nineteenth century. Photograph of a woman holding a white package walking over a wooden skeleton of a bridge16 [written in pencil on reverse] catalogue number on reverse in pencilchurchill island, photograph -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Photograph - Photograph of woman walking on wooden bridge
... Photograph of woman walking on wooden bridge... a wooden skeleton of a bridge... walking on wooden bridge Photograph Photograph of a woman holding ...Churchill Island has a large photographic collection dating from the nineteenth century. Photograph of a woman holding a white package walking over a wooden skeleton of a bridgeALB 7[written in pencil on reverse] STILL OPEN/FOR BUSINESS! [written on sticker in pen] catalogue number on reverse in pencilchurchill island, photograph -
Halls Gap & Grampians Historical Society
Photograph - Coloured, C 1980s (?)
... Photo shows old wooden rail bridge curved up and over... Photo shows old wooden rail bridge curved up and over a creek ...Photo shows old wooden rail bridge curved up and over a creek. A man is standing on bridge looking down, a woman is kneeling behind man and is also looking down. Tree branches are leaning over bridge.'Old rail bridge"structures, bridges, trains -
Bendigo Military Museum
Photograph - PHOTOGRAPH, STEAM TRAIN, 1942-1945
... photograph- black and white, curved wooden trestle bridge... and white, curved wooden trestle bridge, on the bridge is a steam ...see. Cat no 5445.2photograph- black and white, curved wooden trestle bridge, on the bridge is a steam loco pulling freight cars with humans sitting atop. The bridge is set in a jungle clad valley, down in The Valley are unused logs and poles. This is a copyRear of photograph- “THAILAND BURMA RLW BRIDGE MADE BY POWS” “ “I believe was between WAMPO and Kin SIA OK” 122309ww2, pow, burma railway -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Photographs- 1 old black and white photograph of a wooden bridge over a river possibly Ryders Bridge in Tawonga. 2 –Enlargement of the original photograph showing the gentleman leaning on the bridge. Taken off the original photo
... Photographs- 1 old black and white photograph of a wooden... in the cardboard. Photograph depicts a wooden bridge on wooden piles with 2... Photographs- 1 old black and white photograph of a wooden bridge over ...The bridge is not definitively identified, but is of similar construction style to other bridges built in rural areas around this time. Circa 1930”s and may be Ryders Bridge (Old Tawonga Bridge) which crosses the Kiewa River on Mountain Creek Rd Tawonga The first Tawonga bridge was built in 1884- destroyed by floods in 1916. New bridge constructed 1923 and destroyed in 1953. Present concrete bridge constructed in 1986 and named Ryders Bridge These wooden bridges were the only method for transporting stock and produce to market, transporting timber to the mills, sending and receiving mail and for local people to cross the many rivers in the area to go about their daily business. 1- Black and white photograph is glued onto heavy cardboard, which is yellowing with age. Top right hand corner has a tear in the cardboard. Photograph depicts a wooden bridge on wooden piles with 2 white wooden railings along the length of both sides. 2- Original photo has been digitally enlarged to show a gentleman in a light coloured suite and wearing riding boots leaning on the rails of the bridge. The bridge is not definitively identified, but is of similar construction style to other bridges built in rural areas around this time. Circa 1930”s may be Ryders Bridge (Old Tawonga Bridge) which crosses the Kiewa River on Mountain Creek Rd Tawonga bridge; tawonga bridge; kiewa valley -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Photograph - Zig-Zag Bridge on the Yarra River at Kew, 1924
... of the Yarra Bend and Kew Asylums. The wooden bridge was constructed.... The wooden bridge was constructed in the 1870s and lasted through ...Henry Beater Christian (1886-1962) , was a descendant of one of the earliest settler families in Kew. Employed at the Kew Asylum as a 'public servant', he was a skilled amateur photographer, photographing numerous scenes in Kew and on his travels around Victoria. The majority of his photographs date from 1916 to 1929. His finest photographs are housed in two photograph albums. Digital copy of a photograph from page 8 of the 47-page photograph album containing 261 gelatinous silver images, loaned by Diane Washfold with permission given to digitise and hold a copy in our collection. The Zig-Zag Bridge linked the grounds of the Yarra Bend and Kew Asylums. The wooden bridge was constructed in the 1870s and lasted through numerous floods until its destruction in 1929. A horizontal structure, the walkway was reached via a wooden staircase on the Kew side. The steps were required due to the different levels of the banks on this stretch of the river. "Zig-Zag Bridge"henry beater christian (1886-1962), landscape photography, kew (vic.) — yarra river, christian-washfold collection, photograph albums, zig-zag bridge -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Photograph - Rural landscape and bridge, c.1926
... the interwar period. The photograph shows a post and rail wooden bridge... shows a post and rail wooden bridge in the distance. "Spur ...Henry Beater Christian (1886-1962) , was a descendant of one of the earliest settler families in Kew. Employed at the Kew Asylum as a 'public servant', he was a skilled amateur photographer, photographing numerous scenes in Kew and on his travels around Victoria. The majority of his photographs date from 1916 to 1929. His finest photographs are housed in two photograph albums. Digital copy of a photograph from page 18 of the 47-page photograph album containing 261 gelatinous silver images, loaned by Diane Washfold with permission given to digitise and hold a copy in our collection. This photograph, dating from c.1926, forms part of a group of photos taken on a bushwalking trip to Marysville, Victoria. John Chapman has written in 'Bushwalking Clubs - A Brief History', about the establishment in Victoria of the first bushwalking club in 1888, and the popularisation of bushwalking during the interwar period. The photograph shows a post and rail wooden bridge in the distance."Spur" [illegible ink inscription]henry beater christian (1886-1962), landscape photography, kew (vic.) — yarra river, christian-washfold collection, photograph albums, bushwalking -- victoria, strickland spur -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Postcard, Bulmer H D No 15
... . It shows a glimpse of the Princes Highway in foreground, wooden... of the Princes Highway in foreground, wooden foot bridge to Bullock ...Black and white double size postcard of Bullock Island. It shows a glimpse of the Princes Highway in foreground, wooden foot bridge to Bullock Island, houses on the hummocks, entrance and Bass Strait in background, boat entering lakes. Lakes Entrance VictoriaPanorama of Lakes Entrance from Princes Highwaywaterways, islands, township, civil engineering -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Postcard, 1906
... Black and white postcard showing wooden lift bridge over..., addressed to Mrs Brewer, Metung, Gippsland. Bridges Waterways Tambo ...Postcard dated 3 December 1913, Bairnsdale, addressed to Mrs Brewer, Metung, Gippsland.Black and white postcard showing wooden lift bridge over Tambo River, Swan Reach, Victoria. Old punt visible at left bank under bank, thick vegetation on right bank, houses in right background above Metung Road.Tambo River, Swan Reachbridges, waterways -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Photograph - Zig-Zag Bridge, 1924
... of the Yarra Bend and Kew Asylums. The wooden bridge was constructed...-Zag Bridge Photograph Digital copy of a photograph from page 8 ...Henry Beater Christian (1886-1962) , was a descendant of one of the earliest settler families in Kew. Employed at the Kew Asylum as a 'public servant', he was a skilled amateur photographer, photographing numerous scenes in Kew and on his travels around Victoria. The majority of his photographs date from 1916 to 1929. His finest photographs are housed in two photograph albums. Digital copy of a photograph from page 8 of the 47-page photograph album containing 261 gelatinous silver images, loaned by Diane Washfold with permission given to digitise and hold a copy in our collection. The Zig-Zag Bridge linked the grounds of the Yarra Bend and Kew Asylums. The wooden bridge was constructed in the 1870s and lasted through numerous floods until its destruction in 1929. A horizontal structure, the walkway was reached via a wooden staircase. The steps were requires due to the different levels of the banks on this stretch of the river. The photo is taken from the Kew side of the river. "Zig-Zag Bridge"henry beater christian (1886-1962), landscape photography, kew (vic.) — yarra river, christian-washfold collection, photograph albums, zig-zag bridge -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Photograph - Bridge in a rural landscape, c.1926
... the interwar period. The photograph of a post and rail wooden bridge... of a post and rail wooden bridge includes a man at the left ...Henry Beater Christian (1886-1962) , was a descendant of one of the earliest settler families in Kew. Employed at the Kew Asylum as a 'public servant', he was a skilled amateur photographer, photographing numerous scenes in Kew and on his travels around Victoria. The majority of his photographs date from 1916 to 1929. His finest photographs are housed in two photograph albums. Digital copy of a photograph from page 18 of the 47-page photograph album containing 261 gelatinous silver images, loaned by Diane Washfold with permission given to digitise and hold a copy in our collection. This photograph, dating from c.1926, forms part of a group of photos taken on a bushwalking trip to Marysville, Victoria. John Chapman has written in 'Bushwalking Clubs - A Brief History', about the establishment in Victoria of the first bushwalking club in 1888, and the popularisation of bushwalking during the interwar period. The photograph of a post and rail wooden bridge includes a man at the left of the crossing and mountains in the distance."Spur" [illegible ink inscription]henry beater christian (1886-1962), landscape photography, kew (vic.) — yarra river, christian-washfold collection, photograph albums, bushwalking -- victoria, strickland spur -
Clunes Museum
Tool - BROAD AXE
... WITH WOODEN HANDLE USED IN BRIDGE BUILDING.... EDGE WITH WOODEN HANDLE USED IN BRIDGE BUILDING. Tool BROAD AXE ...MR. TOM HARVEY USED THIS BROAD AXE BRIDGE BUILDINGAN AXE LIKE IMPLEMENT WITH LARGE SHAPED CUTTING EDGE WITH WOODEN HANDLE USED IN BRIDGE BUILDING.local history, tool, trade -
Halls Gap & Grampians Historical Society
Photograph - B/W
... Photo shows 2 women one seated, one standing on a wooden... Photo shows 2 women one seated, one standing on a wooden foot ...Photo of foot-bridge over the Wannon crossing. c1920-Photo shows 2 women one seated, one standing on a wooden foot-bridge; both are wearing overcoats, one is wearing a hat. The bridge has post & wire fence on one side. Bush in background is thick so too reeds & rushes.structures, bridges -
Hume City Civic Collection
Photograph, 1990-1999
... of the railway station with the wooden pedestrian bridge which has been... with the wooden pedestrian bridge which has been demolished and two ...The photograph is one of a series of 6 which feature the Sunbury Railway Station complex. The complex includes photographs of the railway station with the wooden pedestrian bridge which has been demolished and two photographs of the water towers. The photographs were taken before the railway land on the west side of the line was developed to make way for a supermarket complex in 2000.A view of the brick and iron water tower which is sited on the Bendigo side of the Sunbury Railway Station. The brick structure at the base has 3 arched recesses across the front and two at the side. Two of the railway buildings are visible on either side of the tower.sunbury railway station, water towers, footbridges, bridges, railways, george evans collection -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Photograph - Demolishing the Zig-Zag Bridge, 1929
... of the Yarra Bend and Kew Asylums. The wooden bridge was constructed.... The wooden bridge was constructed in the 1870s and lasted through ...Henry Beater Christian (1886-1962) , was a descendant of one of the earliest settler families in Kew. Employed at the Kew Asylum as a 'public servant', he was a skilled amateur photographer, photographing numerous scenes in Kew and on his travels around Victoria. The majority of his photographs date from 1916 to 1929. His finest photographs are housed in two photograph albums. Rare photograph of the demolition of the Zig-Zag Bridge linking the two asylums on either side of the Yarra River.Digital copy of a photograph from page 16 of the 47-page photograph album containing 261 gelatinous silver images, loaned by Diane Washfold with permission given to digitise and hold a copy in our collection. The Zig-Zag Bridge linked the grounds of the Yarra Bend and Kew Asylums. The wooden bridge was constructed in the 1870s and lasted through numerous floods until its destruction in 1929. A horizontal structure, the walkway was reached via a wooden staircase on the Kew bank of the river. The steps were required due to the different levels of the banks on this stretch of the river. This night-time photograph shows the remaining parts of the bridge being destroyed by fire."Demolishing Zig-Zag / 6. 1929"henry beater christian (1886-1962), landscape photography, kew (vic.) — yarra river, christian-washfold collection, photograph albums, zig-zag bridge -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - AXEDALE BRIDGE
... Sepia photograph. Wooden bridge over dry creek ( possibly... PLACE Landscape view Sepia photograph. Wooden bridge over dry ...Sepia photograph. Wooden bridge over dry creek ( possibly Campaspe or Axe Creek ?) Dead trees lying in creek. Large group of people, men women and children on bridge. Horse and vehicle at CR. Haystack in centre with stock yards. Inscriptions: On back - in pencil 'Mrs Harris Axedale 21/-' Circular stamp and 1/2 circular stamp 'Royal Historical Society of Victoria, Bendigo Branch'. Pencil note front BR - indecipherable. History: Prev. Acc. No. MP211 Research indicates that this is the bridge over Axe Creek, on the Sugarloaf Road, Axedale. The property in the background belongs to Jonathan and Harriet Harris.place, landscape view -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Railway Step Bridge Stawell with signal box in the background
... Black and White Photograph of a bridge with wooden... in the background Black and White Photograph of a bridge with wooden ...This Photograph is a copy printed from a negative owned by the Society - Paid from grant 1991. This is a Photograph of the footbridge over the rail yad at Stawell. A Signal Box in the Background. The Signal box was demolished some years ago. The Footbridge was demolished in 1991.Black and White Photograph of a bridge with wooden handrails. wooden building on far side of bridge. Housing in the backgroundstawell, railway -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Photograph - Zig-Zag Bridge, 1924
... of the Yarra Bend and Kew Asylums. The wooden bridge was constructed...-Zag Bridge Photograph Digital copy of a photograph from page 8 ...Henry Beater Christian (1886-1962) , was a descendant of one of the earliest settler families in Kew. Employed at the Kew Asylum as a 'public servant', he was a skilled amateur photographer, photographing numerous scenes in Kew and on his travels around Victoria. The majority of his photographs date from 1916 to 1929. His finest photographs are housed in two photograph albums. Digital copy of a photograph from page 8 of the 47-page photograph album containing 261 gelatinous silver images, loaned by Diane Washfold with permission given to digitise and hold a copy in our collection. The Zig-Zag Bridge linked the grounds of the Yarra Bend and Kew Asylums. The wooden bridge was constructed in the 1870s and lasted through numerous floods until its destruction in 1929. A horizontal structure, the walkway was reached via a wooden staircase on the Kew bank of the river. The steps were required due to the different levels of the banks on this stretch of the river. The photo is taken from the Kew side of the river and shows clearly the width of the walkway on top of the bridge. "Zig-Zag Bridge"henry beater christian (1886-1962), landscape photography, kew (vic.) — yarra river, christian-washfold collection, photograph albums, zig-zag bridge -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Photograph - Demolishing the Zig-Zag Bridge, 1929
... of the Yarra Bend and Kew Asylums. The wooden bridge was constructed.... The wooden bridge was constructed in the 1870s and lasted through ...Henry Beater Christian (1886-1962) , was a descendant of one of the earliest settler families in Kew. Employed at the Kew Asylum as a 'public servant', he was a skilled amateur photographer, photographing numerous scenes in Kew and on his travels around Victoria. The majority of his photographs date from 1916 to 1929. His finest photographs are housed in two photograph albums. Rare photograph of the demolition of the Zig-Zag Bridge linking the two asylums on either side of the Yarra River.Digital copy of a photograph from page 16 of the 47-page photograph album containing 261 gelatinous silver images, loaned by Diane Washfold with permission given to digitise and hold a copy in our collection. The Zig-Zag Bridge linked the grounds of the Yarra Bend and Kew Asylums. The wooden bridge was constructed in the 1870s and lasted through numerous floods until its destruction in 1929. A horizontal structure, the walkway was reached via a wooden staircase on the Kew bank of the river. The steps were required due to the different levels of the banks on this stretch of the river. This is a photo of the bridge before part of it was destroyed in a flood in 1929. A man, perhaps Henry Christian, stands at the right of the foreground."Demolishing Zig-Zag / 6. 1929"henry beater christian (1886-1962), landscape photography, kew (vic.) — yarra river, christian-washfold collection, photograph albums, zig-zag bridge -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Negative - Photograph postcard, The Rose Stereograph Company, Approach To Eltham, c.1939
... 1939. The original wooden bridge was destroyed by flood waters... the Diamond Creek circa 1939. The original wooden bridge was destroyed ...Looking east along the unsealed main road heading into Eltham across the concrete bridge over the Diamond Creek circa 1939. The original wooden bridge was destroyed by flood waters in 1924. This glass plate negative was used to manufacture postcards (1:1 printing) for commercial sale by the Rose Sterograph Company and its subsidiaries. George Rose founded the Rose Stereograph Company in 1880 and was joined by Herbert (Bert) Cutts in the early 20th Century. The pair formed a lifetime working partnership and strong personal friendship. Assisted by George’s two sons, Herbert George and Walter, and later by Neil Cutts, the Rose Stereograph Company continued its operations for more than 140 years. The company was initially built on stereographs, but as cinema took over and stereographs fell out of fashion, the Rose Stereograph Company developed Australia’s first commercially viable photographic postcard business. Specialising in postcards of iconic historical moments and significant landmarks, The Rose Stereograph Company became a staple of the Australian travel industry.This remarkable collection of glass plate negatives, transparencies, and postcards – arguably Australia’s most significant photography collection outside of public hands – has been passed down through the generations, surviving war, relocation, and the harsh Victorian climate. The historic Rose Stereograph collection is the culmination of George Rose’s dream of capturing and preserving precious moments in time and remains the legacy of the Rose and Cutts families. It is with great sadness that the Cutts family says goodbye to a collection that spans five generations and 140 years. The Cutts family understands that for these historically important pieces to rest with one family is to deny others the pleasure of their custodianship.Glass Plate Negative Size: 9 x 14 cmApproach to Eltham, Valentine Series No. 3197, Copyrightbuildings, electricity lines, eltham, postcard, travel, rose stereograph company, valentine series postcard, main road bridge, glass plate negative, main road, peter and elizabeth pidgeon collection, diamond creek (creek), eltham south, rose stereograph