Significance

Yields information about the condition of the ESCo tram fleet at the time of the SEC takeover of the operations their appearance and in particular tram Sebastopol type car No. 21.

Physical description

Black and White photograph contained within Reg. Item 3000 - Photo Album produced by the SEC in 1935 titled "Photographs of Ballarat Tramways Rolling Stock & Track Reconditioning Works".

Photo of Ballarat tram (ESCo or Sebastopol type) No. 21 on the depot fan at Ballarat. Side on photograph with caption "Original Brush truck type rolling stock (1935) Ballarat Electric Tramways". Taken by the SEC to illustrate the type of equipment on site in 1935. The caption has been adhered to the photograph.

See also Reg. Item 1354 for copy prints.

3002i1 - digital image of photograph with pencil notes around the edge of the photograph included added 15-7-2014.

Photos not to be taken out of the album unless for photographic copying. Use image files.

Inscriptions & markings

Handwritten notes re tram history under photo in pencil - "Specially built 1913 for Sebastopol