Melbourne Tram Museum
Postcard - Railway Offices, V S M, 1905
... ...ailway viaduct...Yields information about Spencer Street and the Victorian Railways head office pedestrians horse drawn vehicles green screen Spencer Street Collins Street policeman Richmond cable tram VR head office ailway viaduct ship masts warehouse Yarra River On front: 'Railway Offices, Melbourne'; on rear: stamp is postmarked 28/12/05 with addressee: 'Miss Daisy Edge, Valentines Bay, Balmain, Sydney NSW, "Kinsale" and message 'Thanks for card & Christmas Greeting. ...
Postcard photograph is black & white covered with low opacity green screen. It looks south along Spencer Street from Collins Street, showing a policeman and pedestrians in the foreground, a southbound Richmond cable tram, numerous horse drawn vehicles, the elaborate facade of the VR head office and in the distance the railway viaduct, ship masts and warehouse on the south bank of the Yarra River.Yields information about Spencer Street and the Victorian Railways head officeColour postcard with title below photo and addressee, brief note and stamp on rear.On front: 'Railway Offices, Melbourne'; on rear: stamp is postmarked 28/12/05 with addressee: 'Miss Daisy Edge, Valentines Bay, Balmain, Sydney NSW, "Kinsale" and message 'Thanks for card & Christmas Greeting. (signature)'
pedestrians, horse drawn vehicles, green screen, spencer street, collins street, policeman, richmond cable tram, vr head office, ailway viaduct, ship masts, warehouse, yarra river