Historical information

Photograph shows the outside of the newly completed Flinders Street Railway Station with pedestrians crossing the intersection and a cable tram in Flinders Street. It appears to have been enhanced by hand painting of some of the pedestrians. As the station was not completed until 1909 and opened in 1910, the handwritten date is inaccurate.

Significance

Yields information about first years of the Swanston Street and Flinders Street intersection after the completing of the new station building.

Physical description

Black and white painted postcard with date on photo and publisher on rear.

Inscriptions & markings

On the photograph "1906" is written in pen and "New Railway Station, Melbourne" as part of the original photograph. On the rear in print is "Marlborough Art Series, Post Card".