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Postcard - Copy, Rose Stereograph Co, "Elizabeth Street Melbourne", c1910

  • A vintage, high-angle black and white photograph looking down a busy, historic street lined with ornate Victorian-era buildings. Multiple trams and horse-drawn carriages are visible on the street, along with pedestrians. A sign for the "London & Lancashire Insurance Co." is prominent on one building, and another sign reads "State Savings Bank." The scene depicts Elizabeth Street in Melbourne, Victoria, in a bygone era.

    "Elizabeth Street Melbourne"

Historical information

Rose Series postcard P 956, of Elizabeth Station looking north. Multiple cable trams and horse-drawn carriages are visible on the street, along with pedestrians. A sign for the "London & Lancashire Insurance Co." is prominent on one building, and another sign reads "State Savings Bank." Photo c1910.

Significance

Yields information about Elizabeth St and the cable tram era.

Physical description

Copy photograph - of a Rose Series postcard

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