Historical information

Photograph of two crowded horse trams in Lydiard St North. Ballarat, titled "Visit of Melbourne Pressmen 1900". Has Morris Manufacturing Company building in the background. Both horse trams, No.9 nearest to camera, have "Havelock" Tobacco roof advertisements. Behind the trams is Irwin's Provincial Hotel, when it was a timber structure.
See notes for further image details.

Significance

Yields information about the nature of a visit to Ballarat by Melbourne pressmen and the buildings in the background at the time. Also shows the dress of the visitors at the time.
Various sources - ex photo held by the Ballarat Historical Society. Also shows the condition of the trams at the time.

Physical description

Black and white print of a photograph and a negative.

Inscriptions & markings

2785.1 - top on rear in ink - "Ballarat Visit of Press men , 1900 Sydney Harvey photo".

2785.2 - in ink on rear "18a)", "Visit from Melbourne Press 1900, opposite Ballarat Railway Station". In bottom right hand corner "Sydney Harvey" and "William F Scott" address label.