Historical information

Photograph looks south over Princes Bridge as a cable tram, some horse drawn vehicles and pedestrians cross the bridge. No motor vehicles are in sight. Government House is evident in the gardens in the background. Letters and postcards were the primary form of communication between people before the telephone; postcards were frequently used to send a short note to another person who lived in the same city. There were two mail deliveries on weekdays and one on Saturdays.

Significance

Yields information about the use of postcards for short messages

Physical description

Black and white photograph with of oval shape and brown border, with note on front and postcard message and stamp on rear.

Inscriptions & markings

Note on front reads: "Princes Bridge, Melbourne"
Written in ink on rear: "Miss M Weston, I left that photo at Sydney P O Your brother would get it when he wrote for his mail if not it will be returned to you as I addressed it that way if F Marshall is still there you can say ? was asking for him. Barney"