Historical information

The Kew Historical Society's postcard collection includes views of Kew, Melbourne and Greater Melbourne as well as those including overseas scenes sent or received from Europe or the Middle East. They date from the 1890s to the 2000s. These postcards may or may not include the name of the publisher or printer. A number of the cards were published as parts of popular series. A way of dating early postcards is to identify whether the reverse was divided by a central line which became the norm after 1902 in the United Kingdom. However, other postcards produced after this date do not always conform to this print layout.

Physical description

Monochrome postcard of Bourke Street, Melbourne, looking west from Swanston Street. The costumes of the women in the photograph would indicate the use of an earlier photograph dating from the 1885-1895.

Inscriptions & markings

Mrs L. Clark, Ecclesbourne, Harp Road, East Kew /
Wishing you many happy returns of the Day, M. Boyle