Name/TitlePanoramic view, looking west in Collins Street from Exhibition Street showing Scots' Church and Independent Church, Melbourne, c. 1890
About this objectView of Collins Street, Melbourne, looking west from just east of Russell Street.
Shows on the north side, Independent Church, Scots' Church, George & George general drapers at 168 Collins Street, Martin & Pleasance pharmacy at 180 Collins Street, and the clock tower of Melbourne Town Hall. The town houses on the right of the image are occupied by physician surgeons.
On the south side of the street, just seen above the trees in the foreground, are grand premises occupied by dentists. The two turrets with flag poles belong to buildings possibly occupied by the Celtic Club or the City Club Hotel.
There are a number of modes of transport seen in this image, notably two cable trams, trundling along the Collins Street tracks installed in 1886. A man on a bicycle heads west avoiding the tram tracks but not the dung. A horse and covered wagon is parked at the curb, and another horse drawn vehicle can be seen in the distance. A nurse pushes a pram to the left of the image.
One of the 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.
For more information about this image contact Royal Historical Society of Victoria.
MakerCooper & Co (firm)
Maker RoleSlide Maker
Measurements8.2 x 8.2 cm
Period1890-1900
Object TypeGlass slide
Subject and Association KeywordsSelby, Isaac, 1859-1956
Subject and Association KeywordsChurch buildings
Subject and Association KeywordsCollins Street (Melbourne, Vic.)
Subject and Association KeywordsCable trams
Subject and Association KeywordsStreetscapes
Subject and Association KeywordsMelbourne (Victoria.)
Subject and Association KeywordsHoddle Grid
Named CollectionImages collection
Object numberGS-BCS-63
Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved