Name/TitleFirst house in Toorak Road, Toorak
About this objectGlass slide that depicts an early residential building in the Melbourne suburb of Toorak. The single storey brick building is in a garden setting. There is a woman and boy in the foreground.
The caption on the slide : 'Site of the First House built in the village of Toorak'. This image is probably reproduced from E.M. Robb: 'Early Toorak and District' (1934), p. 83.
One of many glass slides purchased from retailers or specifically made for illustrated lectures given by Isaac Selby between c. 1930 and c. 1955 to raise money for the Old Pioneers Memorial Fund.
Selby gave a lecture entitled 'Old Melbourne, Old Prahran and Toorak', at St John's Parish Hall, Jackson Street, Toorak, on 17th October 1929.
Permission to be obtained for reproduction and publication. For a high resolution copy of this image, contact Royal Historical Society of Victoria
MakerT.W. Cameron (Firm)
Maker RoleSlide Maker
Inscription and MarksInscribed : 'Site of the First House built in the village of Toorak'.
Measurements8.2 x 8.2 cm.
Object TypeGlass slide
Subject and Association KeywordsSelby, Isaac, 1859-1956
Subject and Association KeywordsToorak (Vic.)
Subject and Association KeywordsToorak Road (Toorak, Vic.)
Medium and MaterialsGlass slide, col.
Object numberGS-EV-58
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