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Negative - No. 32, the Official opening tram Lydiard St North extension, Wal Jack, 28/08/1937

  • A tram, with people boarding and disembarking, surrounded by bicycles. A woman with a pram is visible in the foreground, while others stand near the tram or are seen through its windows.

    No. 32, the Official opening tram Lydiard St North extension

  • Rear of print

    Rear of print

  • A tram, with people boarding and disembarking, surrounded by bicycles. A woman with a pram is visible in the foreground, while others stand near the tram or are seen through its windows.

    No. 32, the Official opening tram Lydiard St North extension

  • A tram, with people boarding and disembarking, surrounded by bicycles. A woman with a pram is visible in the foreground, while others stand near the tram or are seen through its windows.

    No. 32, the Official opening tram Lydiard St North extension

  • A tram, with people boarding and disembarking, surrounded by bicycles. A woman with a pram is visible in the foreground, while others stand near the tram or are seen through its windows.
  • Rear of print
  • A tram, with people boarding and disembarking, surrounded by bicycles. A woman with a pram is visible in the foreground, while others stand near the tram or are seen through its windows.
  • A tram, with people boarding and disembarking, surrounded by bicycles. A woman with a pram is visible in the foreground, while others stand near the tram or are seen through its windows.

Historical information

Photograph of No. 32, the Official opening tram for the extension to Lydiard St North at the new terminus. The tram has been decorated for the event. Date of photo 28-8-1937. Photographer not given, assumed the same as the other four on the album sheet, that is Wal Jack.
Note the boys with bicycles, school uniforms etc and the lady with a pram and baby.
Wal's album notes say "No. 32 at new terminus."
See image i2 for rear of photograph.
For high res scan of original photo see btm5182i3 and for original negative btm5182i4

Significance

Yields information about the opening of the tram line to Lydiard St North and the people who attended it.

Physical description

Negative and Digital image from the Wal Jack Ballarat Album.

Inscriptions & markings

No details on rear. Has in ink on rear "(38)"

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