Collins Street, Melbourne, 1889

Description

This is an 1889 hand-coloured 25 cm x 33.5 cm wood engraving of Collins Street, Melbourne, Victoria, looking east from Elizabeth Street. The street is filled with activity - pedestrians are buying fruit and vegetables from a handcart, a boy is 'wearing' an advertising board and people are travelling by tram, wagon and on horseback. Telegraph poles are prominent on the thoroughfare, which is paved with flagstones, cobbles and bricks. A bank is among the buildings that line the street. Several buildings have signs and flags, and the Melbourne Town Hall is recognisable by its clock.

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