Slide - 35mm slide/s, David Verrier, 6/10/1964 12:00:00 AM

Significance

Yields information about the appearance of the City Centre tramway area, and the tram services that ran from there.

Physical description

Agfa colour slide, white blue plastic mount. Photograph by David Verrier of looking west at the intersection of Sturt and Lydiard St with trams 28 (south side)( Gardens), and on the north side tram 34 (Mt Pleasant) and behind it No. 40 (Lydiard St North). Has the Town Hall, tram stop shelter and the fountain in the view. Note the traction power electrical box on the corner with an elderly lady about to cross the road.

Photo taken 6/10/1964.

Inscriptions & markings

On back of slide in pencil

"Tues 6/10/64 Ballarat, Sturt and Lydiard St, RT 34 Mt Pleasant, 40 Lydiard Nth LT 28 Gardens"

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