Historical information

The photographs are crime scene depictions, taken to assist police and detectives in solving crime. Most scenes are from the 1930s and 1940s which was a time when photographing crime scenes was still a relatively new action. Many of the scenes are without context as the location or crime have not been recorded against the image. Some have been identified. Either way they present an evocative image of Melbourne's past.

Physical description

The archive of over 400 glass plate negatives consists of 1/4 plate, 1/2 plate and full plate glass negatives