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Photograph - SW5.731 on Peel St/Queen Victoria Market, Michael McLeod, c. 1980s

  • A SW5-class tram (number 738) on Peel Street.

    Colour Photograph - SW5.731 on Peel St/Queen Victoria Market

  • A SW5-class tram (number 738) on Peel Street.

    Colour Photograph - SW5.731 on Peel St/Queen Victoria Market (Reverse)

  • A SW5-class tram (number 738) on Peel Street.
  • A SW5-class tram (number 738) on Peel Street.

Historical information

Photograph shows SW5 No. 731 on Peel Street. Trolley poles are visible and in use. Queen Victoria Market is visible in the background. The tram is painted in a livery of the Transporting Art program, as a so-called "Art Tram." The artwork is by Lesley Dumbrell, sponsored by Carlton & United Breweries Ltd. Photo by Michael McLeod.

Significance

Shows a now-withdrawn tram with obsolete equipment (i.e., trolley poles) and livery representing a culturally important event in Melbourne's transit history.

Physical description

Colour Photograph - SW5.731 on Peel St/Queen Victoria Market

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