Historical information

Postcard shows cable trams, horse-drawn and motor vehicles, and many pedestrians in Collins Street in the commercial centre of Melbourne.

Significance

Yields information about Collins Street and its international connections

Physical description

Black & white postcard with title and an Australian stamp on front, and senders details and message on rear.

Inscriptions & markings

On front 'Collins Street showing Equitable Buildings, Melbourne' ; on rear 'The Valentine & Sons Publishing Company Ltd, Melbourne', 'Melbourne 9 June 1914', message handwritten in French, recipient 'Melle Jeanne Louber a Gigicac Herauld Paris France'