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Bourke Street, looking East from Queen Street
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Bourke Street, looking East from Queen Street
Black and white image of Bourke Streeet, Melbourne, Australia, showing tram, carriages, advertising billboards, and buildings. Part of Box 100, Melbourne, Boswell Collection. Slide number 3. Date: circa 1890
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Australian Billboards Bourke Carriages Melbourne Streeet Tram
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1. Title: "Bourke Street, Melbourne: A Glimpse into the Past - A Black and White Image from the Late 19th Century" This evocative photograph captures Bourke Street in Melbourne, Australia, as it looked in the late 1890s. Taken from the vantage point of Queen Street, the image offers a fascinating glimpse into the city's rich history. The photograph showcases the bustling energy of Bourke Street, with trams and horse-drawn carriages making their way along the cobblestone road. The trams, a relatively new mode of transportation at the time, are a testament to Melbourne's forward-thinking approach to urban development. Advertising billboards, some hand-painted and others printed, line the streets, advertising a range of goods and services. The billboards, a precursor to modern-day advertising, offer a glimpse into the consumer culture of the time. The buildings in the photograph, with their ornate facades and intricate details, reflect the architectural styles popular during the late 19th century. The image also reveals the city's diverse population, with people of various ethnicities and social classes going about their daily business. This photograph, part of the Box 100, Melbourne collection in the Boswell Collection, is a valuable historical record of Melbourne's past. It offers a unique perspective on the city's development and provides a sense of the sights, sounds, and energy that once defined Bourke Street in the late 1890s. The photograph is a reminder of the rich history that lies beneath the modern-day cityscape of Melbourne. It invites us to imagine the lives of the people who once walked these streets, and to appreciate the city's past as an essential part of its present. This image, with its intriguing details and historical significance, is a must-see for anyone interested in Melbourne's history, urban development, and the evolution of transportation and advertising.
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