Physical description
Negative of SW2 Class tram No 644 at tram stop in Collins Street at Elizabeth Street. Several buildings appear in the background in Elizabeth Street which are still there today. Construction site of the new Colonial Mutual Life (CML) building in foreground. Tram has destination East Preston - Bell Street and route 9A and is flying an Australian flag. Photo dates from 1961c due to no part of the new building being present in the photo.
Inscriptions & markings
Paper folder that contained the negative had "NR53A" in red ink, "M8" in pencil, 43A in blue ink, date stamp "28 Sep 1961" on front, and on rear date stamps "26 Sep 1962" and "6 Oct 1962"
