Historical information

These three b/w photographs/postcards were originally installed on a backing board and hung in the kitchen/dining room of Orbost House which was a well-known guest-house in Orbost. They were used in a display to give information about the district to guests and staff.

Significance

These three photographs are significant because they not only show aspect of Orbost from c.1920s - c.1950s but were installed in one of the guests houses known as Orbost House.

Physical description

Three b/w photographs/postcards of Orbost.
2702.1 photo of a river and a bridge.
2702.2 rural scene taken from an elevation, showing roads, trees, paddocks, farm buildings.
2702.3 a rural scene taken from an elevation, showing a river winding through hills and mountains.

Inscriptions & markings

2702.1 Snowy River and Bridge, Orbost has been printed in white onto the bottom of the photograph.
2702.2 Snowy River Flats, Orbost from "Grandview" printed on bottom of photograph.
2702.3 the Rose Series P2711 copyright. The Snowy River near Orbost, Victoria printed on bottom of photograph.