Historical information

This photograph shows a large crowd of men and children standing on the rooves of two stationary cable trams in Bourke Street. Others also stand on the roadway, all looking in the same direction. An onlooker might wonder if the rooves were strong enough to carry such weight. The caption references a 1927 procession in Swanston Street of the Duke and Duchess of York, who would become the king and queen of Australia in 1936. Their visit spanned three weeks from April 21, 1927.

Significance

Yields information about the strength of cable tram rooves

Physical description

Black and white photograph glued to white paper with typed note at bottom.

Inscriptions & markings

Note reads "A cable tram parked in Bourke Street became a vantage point for tram passengers to get a better view of the Royal Procession of The Duke and Duchess of York, as they rode down Swanston Street Melbourne during 1927."