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Photograph - ESCo tram 2 Grenville St, Electric Supply Co. of Vic (ESCo), early 1920's

  • A vintage Ballarat Tramways tram is parked on a street in front of a building. A banner advertising a "JACOS BOOT SALE" is stretched across the side of the tram.

    Notes on rear of print

  • A vintage Ballarat Tramways tram is parked on a street in front of a building. A banner advertising a "JACOS BOOT SALE" is stretched across the side of the tram.

    Notes on rear of print

  • Notes on rear of print

    Notes on rear of print

  • A vintage Ballarat Tramways tram is parked on a street in front of a building. A banner advertising a "JACOS BOOT SALE" is stretched across the side of the tram.
  • A vintage Ballarat Tramways tram is parked on a street in front of a building. A banner advertising a "JACOS BOOT SALE" is stretched across the side of the tram.
  • Notes on rear of print

Historical information

Photograph of ESCo Ballarat No. 2 as a one man tram car, fitted with windscreens. Photo of tram in Sturt St. at intersection of Grenville St, with a roof advertisement for "Jago's Boot Sale now on 208 Sturt St" and metal advertisement on a metal frame above front of tramcar for "A. Jona's suits". Tram has destination of "Gardens via Convent" and a "Pay as you enter" sign on windscreen in front of driver, also "Pay as you enter sign" on bulkhead behind driver. The metal frame at either end of the tram - for purpose of keeping trolley rope from catching? - not many photos showing this. Date of photo thought to be between 1912 and 1920. Bucks Head Hotel building behind tram with the name "Wilson_". Sign in window advertising a Coliseum event - different from that in Reg. Item 1708. See Notes for listing of the various versions.

Significance

Yields information about Ballarat No. 2, ESCo in the 1920s.

Physical description

Black and white photograph - various prints - one with notes on rear.

Inscriptions & markings

On rear of Wal Jack print in ink "Ballarat No. 2 about 1922, Sturt and Grenville Sts. Note metal flag on roof and rails off horse tram."

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