Postcard - Folder set, Valentine & Sons Publishing Co, "Photographic View Booklet Ballarat", early 1920's

Physical description

Set of 15 black and white views of Ballarat printed on a folded strip, glued within a grey colour cardboard folder, titled "Photographic View Booklet Ballarat". Booklet printed with an address area within a leaf and on the rear, an area where the sender could write their name. Produced by The Valentine Publishing Co. Pty Ltd Melbourne. The rear has a slit on the rear cover that allowed the folder to be secured.



Pictures are:

1. Statuary, Ballarat Gardens - the flight from Pompeii

2. Sturt St looking west from the Town Hall

3. Eureka Stockade monument

4. Lily Pond and Statuary House, Botanic Gardens

5. Sturt St from Lydiard St (with ESCo 17)

6. Lily Pond, Botanic Gardens

7. Sturt St from Grenville St with two ESCo trams in the view - similar image to btm761, but note Town Hall tower has been modified with a balcony.



8. The Old Curiosity Shop

9. Landing Place, Lake Wendouree

10. View from the Town Hall

11. Sturt St, Looking West, with ESCO car crossing Sturt St from Lydiard St

12. Along Lake Wendouree

13. In the Gardens

14. The Avenue of Honor (14 miles long) (Honour)

15. Post Office and Lydiard St



Made early 1920's given The Avenue of Honor and other photographs with motor cars in the photo.



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