Historical information

This image is part of a larger collection of images from the Public Transport Corporation displaying train stations and streetscapes in what is now the City of Kingston.

Significance

While the focus of this image is the train line running overhead, the unsealed nature of the road speaks to the progression of suburban development during the 1920s.

Physical description

Black and white image of an unsealed underpass at Patterson Road, looking west. A car has stopped on the road in the distance and man is standing on the duckboard leaning into the car.

Inscriptions & markings

Round white sticker on reverse with black printed text: 177
Handwritten in red ink: 60%
Blue ink stamped on reverse: COPYRIGHT / Public Transport Corporation / For re-ordering photographs / Please quote negative No ADV 300 / Enquiries C/- PTC Photographic Unit / Telephone switchboard 619 111