Historical information

The image is of an ESCo tram just to the west of the Armstrong and Sturt St. intersection with the Ballarat Town Hall, the National Mutual building in the background. Tram traveling east. Tram has a destination box on the roof, but no driver's windows, say 1906 - 1912 or 1910c. Some horse-drawn vehicles in the image. Snows has a "Summer Clearance" sign on the building.

From Reg Item 5129, appears to be tram No. 5. See also 8890, 8414 for other versions of this image.

Significance

Yields infomation about Sturt St and ESCo trams

Physical description

Postcard - coloured - Sturt St, card printed in Germany and number B374 19, with light brown ruled lines on rear.

Inscriptions & markings

On rear is a letter to a lady in Adelaide with a 1d Victorian stamp, possibly during 1911