Historical information

ARIELL's house (and partnership) was taken over after his death by Frederick DERHAM. Appears to be photographed from original Swallow home across the street.

A building on the left of the photo bears the words "W KENYON / HAPPY HOME HOTEL". William Kenyon was licensee of the Happy Home Hotel in 1871-72 and W Kenyon was listed as the occupier 1872-73. (See Hotels research by Peter Libbis, Cat No 2978).

Physical description

Large B&W photo of two houses on the north east corner of Rouse and Stokes Streets belonging to Thomas SWALLOW and T.H. ARIELL c1871-73 in a grey cardboard mount with a border consisting on thin overlapping black lines. "C NETTLETON PHOTO" at bottom left and "MELBOURNE" at bottom right.

Inscriptions & markings

"9" on back in very light pencil.