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Postcard - Set of 2, "Elizabeth St Melbourne looking North", 1900's

  • View of Elizabeth Street in Melbourne, Australia, looking north, showing a bustling street scene with horse-drawn carriages, a tram labeled "B. Brunswick 38," pedestrians, and tall Victorian-era buildings lining both sides of the street.

    "Elizabeth St Melbourne looking North"

  • View of Elizabeth Street in Melbourne, Australia, looking north, showing a bustling street scene with horse-drawn carriages, a tram labeled "B. Brunswick 38," pedestrians, and tall Victorian-era buildings lining both sides of the street.

    "Elizabeth St Melbourne looking North"

  • Rear of postcard

    Rear of postcard

  • View of Elizabeth Street in Melbourne, Australia, looking north, showing a bustling street scene with horse-drawn carriages, a tram labeled "B. Brunswick 38," pedestrians, and tall Victorian-era buildings lining both sides of the street.
  • View of Elizabeth Street in Melbourne, Australia, looking north, showing a bustling street scene with horse-drawn carriages, a tram labeled "B. Brunswick 38," pedestrians, and tall Victorian-era buildings lining both sides of the street.
  • Rear of postcard

Historical information

View looking north along Elizabeth St from Flinders St. Shows the cable tram terminus with a Brunswick tram ready to depart. Has a number of horse drawn carts in the view. Card titled "Elizabeth St Melbourne looking North"
1 - black and white - silver finish known as "Collotype"
2 - coloured version.

Significance

Yields information about the Flinders St end of Elizabeth St and the types of postcards produced for sale.

Physical description

Postcard - set of two types of the same image. Both have unused divided backs. In the top centre is a start with an "O" in the centre.

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