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Photograph - Black & White Photograph, Horse trams at the Gardens, c1900

  • Horse trams at the Gardens

    Horse trams at the Gardens

  • Horse trams at the Gardens

    Horse trams at the Gardens

  • Horse trams at the Gardens - rear of copy

    Horse trams at the Gardens - rear of copy

  • Horse trams at the Gardens
  • Horse trams at the Gardens
  • Horse trams at the Gardens - rear of copy

Historical information

Photo of Horse trams No. 1 and 12 in the Gardens Area of Lake Wendouree. Photo shows both trams with many passengers, some sitting on the handrails and people standing in the street. Taken c1900? The modesty panel or the advertisement panel on the top of tram 1, has been changed in the photograph to blank out the advertisement and to draw in the handrails.

Significance

Yields information about Ballarat 's horse trams No. 11 and another and its appearance in the gardens. The Modesty board has been modified to remove an advertisement.

Physical description

Black and white photograph with notes on rear.




Inscriptions & markings

Has on rear, markings for use in a publication, location etc "Photo page 9 bottom Reduce to 5 1/2" x 3 1/2", in top right hand corner on three lines "4c", "1.13." and ".14." and in bottom right hand corner "KMcC" 3rd copy has "Neg 14,060, 1 and 12 at Ballarat" in ink on rear.

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