Physical description

Set of five Photographs, Black and White, of St Kilda Road, with works about to commence to convert the cable tram to electric trams.



.1 - Overhead pole holes being dug in the one of the central plantations - pole and a Furphy water cart alongside. A cable tram is passing at speed. Note the scale of the houses opposite and the number of side walk superintendents!

.2 - View of St Kilda Road with a few motor cars and one cable tram. Looking south on the Sth Melb. side.



.3 - ditto, view of cable tram track, poles laid out on the central plantation, note the street lights. About seven cable trams in the view. Look south towards St Kilda Junction. The Junction hotel is in the view.



.4 - similar photo, but further north. Cable trailer 74 in the view.



.5 - View of St Kilda Road, vehicle road with a number of vehicles in the view. Looking south on the east side of the roadway.



Photos Print and photograph by Sutcliffe of Cromwell buildings 366a Bourke St. Melbourne.

Inscriptions & markings

In ink and pencil on the rear:



.1 - "M&MTB H-60, Kew Depot `1920's (E45 in shed)" and the photographers stamp.



.2 - "MMTB St Kilda Road about 1924" and in pencil "Tramway poles erected, pole not removed? Sth Melb side, looking south along motor track"



.3 - As above - and in pencil - Tramway poles not erected - ????"



.4 - As above with notes in pencil.



.5 - As above with notes in pencil. About 1924



KSK print number SA932 to SA936.