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Photograph, Emerald Township, c. 1900s

  • A black and white photograph depicting an unsealed road lined by occasional wooden structures. A label is in the centre-bottom of the image.

    Emerald Township Obverse a

  • The reverse of a photograph, containing technical information and an accession number.

    Emerald Township Reverse a

  • A black and white photograph depicting an unsealed road lined by occasional wooden structures. A label is in the centre-bottom of the image.

    Emerald Township Obverse b

  • The reverse of a photograph, containing technical information, corporate logos for the brand of photo paper, and an accession number.

    Emerald Township Reverse b

  • A black and white photograph depicting an unsealed road lined by occasional wooden structures. A label is in the centre-bottom of the image.

    Emerald Township Obverse c

  • The reverse of a photograph, containing technical information, corporate logos for the brand of photo paper, and an accession number.

    Emerald Township Reverse c

  • A black and white photograph depicting an unsealed road lined by occasional wooden structures. A label is in the centre-bottom of the image.
  • The reverse of a photograph, containing technical information and an accession number.
  • A black and white photograph depicting an unsealed road lined by occasional wooden structures. A label is in the centre-bottom of the image.
  • The reverse of a photograph, containing technical information, corporate logos for the brand of photo paper, and an accession number.
  • A black and white photograph depicting an unsealed road lined by occasional wooden structures. A label is in the centre-bottom of the image.
  • The reverse of a photograph, containing technical information, corporate logos for the brand of photo paper, and an accession number.

Historical information

The building in the foreground of the image is likely Robert Couper's - Emerald's first butchery which was established in approximately 1900 and later owned by the Madigan family. It was located near the corner of what are now Main Street and Monbulk Road, near today's Madigan Way. If the butchery in the photograph - which was likely taken in the first decade of the twentieth century - is indeed Couper's, this photo is likely looking down Main Street from the intersection with Monbulk Road.

These copies were made in 2006.

Significance

This photograph captures an earlier phase of Emerald's development, not long after the opening of the first Butchery and long before the town had sealed roads.

Physical description

This item includes photographs a, b, and c.
The printed black and white photographs depicts an unsealed road, following the centre of the image before curving right over a hill and out of sight. In the background, four wooden structures are present beside the road on the left. In the foreground on the right, another wooden building with a chimney and a metal verandah and roof stands a distance back from the road. In a and c - identical photographs - two distant figures - likely women - stand under the verandah. In b - a slightly different phootgraph from the same angle - a horse and cart is in front of the building with several individuals. Behind the house on the right, trees with sparse leaves rise into the sky, nearly reaching the top of the frame. In the far background on the left, a wooded hill rises above the row of buildings.

a is very blurry and a significantly lower quality copy than b or c.

Inscriptions & markings

a, b, and c Obverse: "Emerald Township"
b Obverse, Printed: "COPIES MAY BE PURCHASED FROM TH"
b and c Obverse, in-photo sign (unclear in a): "BUTCHERS"
a Reverse: "10 27 EMEF24~1.JPG 5 16.12.06 18.12.06"
b Reverse: "J9505398 4/6 00000004.jpg / JOB3819505398 Emerald Old Emerald 2 adjt"
c Reverse: "J9505398 1/6 00000001.jpg / JOB3819505398 Emerald early 1.jpg Kevin+"

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