Cars Parked in Lydiard Street South, in front of buildings beloing to the Ballarat School of Mines Campus

Two colour photogrpahs of the Frank Street preschool kindergarten, also known as Eltham Woods Preschooleltham, frank street, kindergarten, eltham woods, preschool

Five colour photographs showing Diamond Street Bridge over Diamond Creek prior to reconstructiondiamond street, eltham, bridges, diamond creek

Five colour photographs showing Diamond Street Bridge over Diamond Creek prior to reconstructiondiamond street, eltham, bridges, diamond creek

Five colour photographs showing Diamond Street Bridge over Diamond Creek prior to reconstructiondiamond street, eltham, bridges, diamond creek

Five colour photographs showing Diamond Street Bridge over Diamond Creek prior to reconstructiondiamond street, eltham, bridges, diamond creek

Black and white photograph of eroded creek banks Diamond Creek near Susan Street Elthamdiamond creek, eltham, susan street, erosion, george w bell collection

Two colour photogrpahs of the Frank Street preschool kindergarten, also known as Eltham Woods Preschooleltham, frank street, kindergarten, eltham woods, preschool

Five colour photographs showing Diamond Street Bridge over Diamond Creek prior to reconstructiondiamond street, eltham, bridges, diamond creek

Methodist Church, Station Street, Ringwood, viewed from the clock tower at Warrandyte Road in 1960Written on back of photograph, "Methodist Church from clock tower - 1960".

Plan showing plans for a toilet block at the former Ballarat East High School, Barkly Street.ballarat school of mines, barkly street campus, ballarat east secondary college, toilet block, architectural plans

Lydiard Street, Ballarat during the Covid19 Pandemic and associated lockdown Central Ballarat was empty of traffic. ballarat post office, ballarat, lydiard street north, pandemic

Hogan street looking west; features Criterion Hotel, horse-drawn cart, motor vehiclestatura

Early Hogan Street looking East towards Court House; with horse drawn cart; lampposttatura, buildings, historic, transport, horse

High angle view of Main Street from Town Hall looking toward Big Hill.stawell buildings

Land brochure advertising auction of 27 McDowall Street, Mitcham Saturday, 28th March, 1998. advertising auction of 27 McDowall Streetmcdowall street, mitcham no 27

coloured photograph of house at 27 Cassella Street Mitcham being demolished to make way for units.casella street, no. 27

Coloured photograph of of house at 27 Cassella Street, Mitcham being demolished to make way for units.cassella street, mitcham, no.27

Coloured photograph of Gibson Street Mitcham, off Rooks Road, just south of the railway line.mitcham, gibson street

A pamphlet put out by City of Nunawading Parks and Recreation explaining the care and maintenance of street trees.A pamphlet put out by City of Nunawading Parks and Recreationtrees, city of nunawading. parks and recreation department.

Black and white photo of Cottage Street, Blackburn, showing mixture of buildings as Factories replace Houses.cottage street, blackburn.

Coloured photograph of the eastern end of Station Street, Mitcham, looking towards Whitehorse Road - 2012station street, mitcham

Black and white photograph of the garden at 16 Halley Street, Blackburn in 1959. Albert Sharp in foregroundsharp, albert, halley street, blackburn no 16

Coloured photo of land for proposed development of a fourteen storey apartment block in Colombo Street, Mitchamcolombo street mitcham, high-rise buildings

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After training as a Cartographic Draftsman within the mining industry, I worked as a property illustrator for real estate firms in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne for 23 years from 1983. I initially photographed houses with a Polaroid camera and made a 'thumbnail' sketch while there. The photos were used to scale off a sketch in pencil and then that sketch was overlaid with drafting film and the 'pen and ink' completed. The pens I used were the Rotring ‘Rapidigraph’ drafting pens. The ink was also made by Rotring (German).The film was ‘Rapidraw’, polyester drafting film, double matte. It takes a very fine line and doesn’t bleed. As well as house sketches, there were often floor plans and site plans ordered. Aerial sketches were ordered when the property needed an overall view. (Margaret Picken, 2020)This drawing is one of a series created by Margaret Picken for real estate agents in Melbourne between 1983 and 2006. Each work is signed and dated by the artist.Gift of Margaret Picken, 2020Pen and ink drawing on drafting film of 10 Frater Street, Kew East by Margaret Picken.10 FRATER ST., KEW EAST / MARGARET PICKEN '90 / WOODARDS ~ KEWartist -- margaret picken 1950-, property illustrations — buildings — kew east (vic.), 10 frater street -- kew east (vic.)

After training as a Cartographic Draftsman within the mining industry, I worked as a property illustrator for real estate firms in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne for 23 years from 1983. I initially photographed houses with a Polaroid camera and made a 'thumbnail' sketch while there. The photos were used to scale off a sketch in pencil and then that sketch was overlaid with drafting film and the 'pen and ink' completed. The pens I used were the Rotring ‘Rapidigraph’ drafting pens. The ink was also made by Rotring (German).The film was ‘Rapidraw’, polyester drafting film, double matte. It takes a very fine line and doesn’t bleed. As well as house sketches, there were often floor plans and site plans ordered. Aerial sketches were ordered when the property needed an overall view. (Margaret Picken, 2020)This drawing is one of a series created by Margaret Picken for real estate agents in Melbourne between 1983 and 2006. Each work is signed and dated by the artist.Gift of Margaret Picken, 2020Pen and ink drawing on drafting film of 14 Frater Street, Kew East by Margaret Picken.14 FRATER ST., E. KEW / MARGARET PICKEN ~92 / WOODARDS ~ KEWartist -- margaret picken 1950-, property illustrations — buildings — kew east (vic.), 14 frater street -- kew east (vic.)