Historical information

Photograph - looking from Summerscales offices onto the intersection of Sturt and Lydiard St during an event, with a parked ESCo tram and crowds or onlookers on either side of the south side of Sturt St. Has a detailed image of the tram. C1909.

In the background are Craigs Hotel, C. Marks & Co, National Mutual building, Snows and the Town Hall. A number of horse drawn vehicles are in the photograph. Also A. E. Casley Chemists and Beath Schiess & Co, though this seems to be almost printed into the photograph - above the chemist shop.
See item 8247 for a colour image of the same postcard published by SEM Co.

Significance

Yields information about the streetscape of Sturt St and Lydiard Streets c1908

Physical description

Digital image of a postcard by A. H Summerscales