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Postcard - Folder - Rose Series, Rose Stereograph Co, "Picturesque Views of Melbourne", late 1940s

  • Vintage "Rose Series Picturesque Views of Melbourne Australia" postcard featuring three black and white photographs: Parliament House, St Kilda Road, and Captain Cook's Cottage.

    Picturesque Views of Melbourne" - 1

  • Three black and white photographs of Melbourne, Australia. Top image: Captain Cook's Cottage in Fitzroy Gardens. Middle image: A view looking across Princes Bridge towards St. Kilda Road, with traffic and trams. Bottom image: A tree-lined avenue and garden path on St. Kilda Road.

    "Picturesque Views of Melbourne" - 2

  • Collage of four vintage black and white photographs of Melbourne, Australia: the Botanical Gardens and Government House, Princes Bridge and the city skyline, a view down Collins Street with a tram, and the Royal Melbourne Hospital.

    "Picturesque Views of Melbourne" - 3

  • Three black and white photos of Melbourne, Australia: Top: the grand, domed entrance of Flinders Street Railway Station. Middle: a busy street scene on Elizabeth Street with a tram, cars, and tall buildings. Bottom: a tranquil view of the Botanical Gardens with a lake and Government House in the distance.

    "Picturesque Views of Melbourne" - 4

  • Vintage "Rose Series Picturesque Views of Melbourne Australia" postcard featuring three black and white photographs: Parliament House, St Kilda Road, and Captain Cook's Cottage.
  • Three black and white photographs of Melbourne, Australia. Top image: Captain Cook's Cottage in Fitzroy Gardens. Middle image: A view looking across Princes Bridge towards St. Kilda Road, with traffic and trams. Bottom image: A tree-lined avenue and garden path on St. Kilda Road.
  • Collage of four vintage black and white photographs of Melbourne, Australia: the Botanical Gardens and Government House, Princes Bridge and the city skyline, a view down Collins Street with a tram, and the Royal Melbourne Hospital.
  • Three black and white photos of Melbourne, Australia: Top: the grand, domed entrance of Flinders Street Railway Station. Middle: a busy street scene on Elizabeth Street with a tram, cars, and tall buildings. Bottom: a tranquil view of the Botanical Gardens with a lake and Government House in the distance.

Historical information

Comprises 12 photos of Melbourne, mid to late 1940s. Produced by Rose Stereograph of Armadale.
1 - St Paul's Cathedral across the river
2 - Parliament house
3 - St Kilda Road
4 - Captain's Cooks Cottage, Fitzroy Gardens
5 - Looking across Princes Bridge to St Kilda Road
6 - St Kilda Road, Melbourne
7 - Main Entrance Flinders St Station
8 - Elizabeth St, with a W5 class tram
9 - Botanical Gardens and Government house
10 - Princes Bridge and the city skyline
11 - Collins St - with a W2 class tram
12 - Royal Melbourne Hospital with a W5 class tram in the lower right-hand corner.

Significance

Yields information about Melbourne city views and new attractions late 1940s

Physical description

Paper envelope folder with 6 photos on each side of a foldout section titled "Picturesque Views of Melbourne". Has been postmarked "Melbourne 29, 11 Aug 1950" with a 3 1/2d stamp. Has been used.

Inscriptions & markings

Sent to "Master Ronald Lancaster, High St Hillston, NSW with a message from his mother.

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