Physical description

Two colour prints (Copies 1 and 2) of the scene at the Hospital Corner, Drummond St. Sth and Sturt St. after the running of the last tram from Sebastopol prior to running into the depot on 19 Sept. 1971. Shows one bogie tram No. 40 (from the advertising boards) with many people at the corner, a few cars and a police car leading the tram through the people standing around. Has the liquor store on the south west corner of the intersection in the background. Tram is heavily loaded with passengers.



Copy 1 on Fujicolour Crystal Archive Paper is the better exposed and larger print and has been used in the scanned image.. Copy 2 another print off the same negative but with a smaller photograph area.



Original film image scanned at 3200dpi 12/5/2020 and record revised.



Image i2 - shows the crowd before the tram departed with a police escort.



Image i3 - shows the scene as the tram departed with a police escort.

Inscriptions & markings

On copy 2 - "The Last Tram at Drummond and Sturt Sts." in black ink.