Significance

Demonstrates pictorial souvenir strips of photographs of Ballarat, both colour and black and white and yields information about Ballarat c 1940.

Physical description

Set of 10 small colour and 5 large black and white views of Ballarat printed on a folded strip, glued within a light brown colour light weight cardboard folder, titled "Pictorial Souvenir of Ballarat - Views in Colour". Booklet printed with an address area with title in red and kookaburras. Produced by Murray View, Gympie Queensland. The rear has a slit surrounded by red dashes on the rear cover that allowed the folder to be secured.



Pictures are:

Colour:

1. Statutory Pavilion

2. Sturt St looking west - with a tram in the bottom of the photograph

3. Victory Arch

4. Queen Elizabeth Benevolent home

5. Queen Victoria Memorial Gardens

6. Swans on Lake Wendouree

7. The Conservatory

8. Avenue of Fame (Prime Ministers)

9. Eureka Stockade

10. Cnr Sturt and Lydiard St, with a bus in the view



Black and White

1. The State Building

2. Panorama from Black Hill

3. Old Curiosity Shop

4. Reflections - Botanical Gardens

5. Sturt St looking east - has a tram in the view, with 1930's SEC colour scheme.