Significance
Yields information about the SEC Wendouree Parade depot and the activities at the depot after closure.
Physical description
Set of seven Colour 27 x 27 mm slides in Kodachrome white cardboard mounts of activities and tramcars at the depot at or just after the time of closure.
.1 - view of the depot, under exposed or a lady, possibly Lil Butler standing in front of the gates of the depot with some tramcars in the shed.
.2 - view with 1 road doors closed of the scrubber tram on "0" road, derailment marks, and the tennis court lighting.
.3 - partial view of a tram (bogie) just clear of one the depot doors.
.4 - internal view of the depot - no lights - very underexposed - but shows the gloom!
.5 - photo showing door step of a bogie tram.
.6 - ditto with the lifeguard reset rod lifted - shows damage to the front panel of the tram.
.7 - tram being readied for lifting or loading with E. Davis alongside - see Reg Item 6453 for a colour print as well. Negative of this filed with 6453.
Slide mounts dated September 1971
Photo from the collection of Lilian Butler.