Photograph - Aerial Photo of Chelsea, c 1923

Historical information

Points of interest in the photo are Fox Theatre, Chelsea Railway Station and the building site of Masons Theatre on the corner of Chelsea Road and Station Street.
Mr William Herbert Hansom was a pioneer of aerial photography in Australia.

Physical description

Black and white aerial photo of Chelsea, bordered by Thames Promenade, Balantyne Avenue, Catherine Avenue and Chelsea Road, Station Street, The Strand, Bath Street.

Inscriptions & markings

W. H. Hansom ("Manders") Aerial Artist, Personally Conducted Flights over Melbourne and Suburbs St James' Building Bourke Street, Melbourne

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