Historical information

Photograph looks east along Bourke Street from Queens Street showing a long line of commercial buildings into the distance all the way to Parliament House. It shows numerous cable tram, numerous horse drawn carts and carriages, pedestrians and the GPO clock tower. Postcards were a common way of quickly communicating with others before the telephone and were cheaper than telegrams.

Significance

Yields information about early Bourke Street and an early communication method.

Physical description

Coloured postcard with location and greetings on front and postcard markings with personal message on rear.

Inscriptions & markings

Printed top of photograph: 'Bourke Street, Melbourne. Hearty Greetings'. On the rear are postcard markings with a handwritten business message about a chair repair and an address of 'Wickes Factory, Church Street, Richmond'.