Historical information

Photograph taken from Grenville St looking southeast along Sturt St, c1912 Has ESCo tram towing a trailer, ESCo 20 and another two trams in the photograph. Many people are crossing the road. Wal Jack notes - "Original electric and trails, Summer car No. 20 passing bandstand about 1920" - note windscreens have not been fitted to the trams, possibly around 1910. Negative would be a copy negative of an original photograph. See item 8954 for a print of this image.

Significance

Yields information about the trams and trailers in use c1912.

Physical description

Negative and Digital image from the Wal Jack Ballarat Album. Copy negative by Wal Jack.

Inscriptions & markings

On rear of photograph in ink "T30 Ballarat Tramways / Old Types in Sturt St, Summer Tram 20 passing old bandstand / W. Jack"