Historical information

Studley Park Road, like most streets in Kew, was originally a dirt road. Street works during the Great Depression included bituminising major roads in the district. This photograph of Council works originated in the City of Kew Engineers Department as a record of works undertaken. It was given to the collection by a Mrs Fisher in 1998.

Significance

Well provenanced photograph of Council-funded public works in Kew during the Great Depression.

Physical description

Original sepia photographic positive of a drag used to spread bitumen in Studley Park Road, Kew.

Inscriptions & markings

Typed reverse: "B4 / Kew C.C. / Drag spreader used for premixed material on Studley Park Road, showing end of strip just with spread, with unsurfaced work on left and completed section on right, March 1934"