Physical description
Negatives No. N338 to N341 and black and white prints made by a laser printer (stored in folder ) of the four official commissioning tramcars in Bourke St. 24/6/1955. Trams showing "Special"
1609.1 - tram crossing Swanston St., westbound. Has Leviathan, Odeon Theatre and Coles in the background.
1609.2 - taken from Swanston St. looking up to Parliament house with bus on right side and tram in the distance. Has Tivoli and Esquire Theatres in the background.
1609.3 - W6 986 just after crossing Swanston St with Myers, GPO and Buckley and Nunn's buildings in background.
1609.4 - W6 991 about to cross Swanston St. with Tivoli theatre in background.
See Reg Item 3624 for a photo of 986 outside Foys on the same day.
Negative scanned hi res and imaged updated 22/5/2020.