This work forms part of the collection assembled by the historian Dorothy Rogers, that was donated to the Kew Historical Society by her son John Rogers in 2015. The manuscripts, photographs, maps, and documents were sourced by her from both family and local collections or produced as references for her print publications. Many were directly used by Rogers in writing ‘Lovely Old Homes of Kew’ (1961) and 'A History of Kew' (1973), or the numerous articles on local history that she produced for suburban newspapers. Most of the photographs in the collection include detailed annotations in her hand.The Rogers Collection provides a comprehensive insight into the working habits of a historian in the 1960s and 1970s. Together it forms the largest privately-donated collection within the archives of the Kew Historical Society.Black and white photograph of a double-fronted Victorian weatherboard cottage. The projecting section was once a shop."F Barton bootmaker / Cottage Pakington Street / Bootmaker to E.J. Dunne 'Roseneath'." "25"historic houses -- kew (vic.), houses -- pakington street -- kew (vic.), f barton -- bootmaker

Part of 11 pieces modeled on the 1893 almanac published by the Port Fairy Gazette. Used as display in the first Port Fairy Historical Society building on an extended mantel piece, 20 Bank Street Port Fairy.Small handmade model of a Robert Ireland's timber yard and shop front from the 1892 almanac. R .Ireland, Timber Yards,model, building, mewkill, ireland

(Sackville) main Street of Port Fairy from the Southern end of the town.Black and white photograph Main Street of Port Fairy with shop verandahs on both sides of street Sackville Street Port Fairyretail precinct, sackville street, street, town, centre

Black and white photograph of shop front: tricycles, bobs games, cricket equipment, bicycles, scooters, fishing gear, tennis racquets in windows. A. Kirkwood 17.7.2000: Kerr's Cycle Shop, Hargreaves St., down Gillies Pie end. Cole ( Dentist ) upstairs.organization, business, kerr's cycle chop

Postcard, black and white: On image ' Hargreaves Street, Bendigo' V. 38.' bottom LH side. Image shows shop fronts on either side of street, cars parked on kerb. Verandahs intact on shops. W.H. Ray, Baker & Woods names visible.Valentine'sbendigo, streetscape, hargreaves street, bendigo, hargreaves street. baker & woods, w.h. ray

Early photograph of the west end, northern side of High St Charlton 1880's. Globe Hotel built 1874, Mounted, sepia toned photograph of High St Charlton looking north west. Buildings left to right: residence, Mechanics Institute, general store, shop, Stowe's fruit & veg shop, Globe Hotel, bank (?), T.H. Jackson butcher, O'Sullivan Painterhigh st charlton, mechanics institure, stowes, globe hotel, t.h.jackson butchers, o'sullivan painter

Photograph. Harry Biggs Collection. 1 black & white photo. A row of shops in Eaglehawk. Homes above the shops. Commercial signs are F W Chaplin, Olympic Tyres. Very dark under the verandahs as in shade. In the foreground is a young man on his bike.place, building, commercial, harry biggs collection, eaglehawk shops, f w chaplin