Historical information
This image is one of a series of photographs taken by Melbourne based photographers Stevenson and McNicoll who visited Bacchus Marsh and its nearby districts between September and November 1883. George Taylor was in business in Bacchus Marsh from 1866. He built these premises in Main Street in 1868 and remained in business until 1888 when Samuel Painter brought the property and operated his own saddlery business. The location was later used for the State Savings Bank of Victoria and the Bank of New South Wales (Westpac). The location of this site in 2024 is 136 Main Street, Bacchus Marsh.
Physical description
Small sepia 'carte de viste' style unframed photograph on card with gold border framing photograph. Housed in the album, 'Photographs of Bacchus Marsh and District in 1883 by Stevenson and McNicoll'. The image shows a single storey timber building with a pitched roof. The name 'Taylor' can be clearly seen above the front door. The roof appears to be slate and the building has one chimney.
Inscriptions & markings
Printed
On the front: Stevenson & McNicoll. Photo. 108 Elizabeth St. Melbourne. COPIES CAN BE OBTAINED AT ANY TIME.
On the back: LIGHT & TRUTH inscribed on a banner surmounted by a representation of the rising sun.
Copies of this Portrait can be had at any time by sending the Name and Post Office Money Order or Stamps for the amount of order to STEVENSON & McNICOLL LATE BENSON & STEVENSON, Photographers. 108 Elizabeth Street, MELBOURNE.
Subjects
References
- Stevenson and McNicoll photographers visit Bacchus Marsh
- Stevenson and McNicoll photographers have left Bacchus March for Myrniong and Ballan
- Reproduced in Bacchus Marsh: A Pictorial Chronicle, by Jean Oomes and Gwyn Moore, BMDHS Publication, 1986, page 41
- Reproduced in Bacchus Marsh: A Pictorial Chronicle, by Jean Oomes and Gwyn Moore, BMDHS Publication, 1986, page 41