Significance

Yields information about the change over from horse to electric trams and a comparison between the two types of trams, uniforms and clothing of passengers and the way destinations were shown.

Physical description

Black and White photograph, assumed a copy photograph of ESCo 16 and a horse tram - at Rubicon St where Sebastopol passengers transferred between horse and electric transport. No. 16 has two uniformed men at the front and a conductor on the rear stop, two children on the front seat and a lady on the rear. A uniformed horse tram driver is standing by the front of the horse. No. 16 has the destination of Grenville St, and a large sign "Sebastopol & Rubicon St Tramways via Drummond St". The destination is on the roof of the tram, possibly indicating early 1907 - 08.



Used in The Golden City and its Tramways - page 42. Text notes the photograph was donated by a Mrs. I Butler.



Three additional copies of the same photograph and a handwritten note from the donation of Karelyn Satter added 2-3-2016.



.2 - handwritten note from the rear of photograph .3 (can be seen from the tape marks - was loose when received), giving the name of the man on the back step of the electric car - Frank Greenfield (Junior) and notes on the photograph itself.



.3 - print mounted onto heavy brown cardboard with a scorch mark in the top left hand corner.



.4 - print



.5 - copy print on a small sheet - darker image.



items .2, .3 and .4 to rear of box 77

Inscriptions & markings

On rear of .3 has in ink "Mr. B. Smith 10 Walker St" and in pencil "B. Smith"