Summary
Delivery van appears to be an Austin Seven.
Description of Content
The shopfront of Bristol Laundry, 415 Glenhuntly Road, South Caulfield. In front of the shop is the firm's delivery van with a man in the driver's seat. A woman is standing on the footpath alongside the vehicle. Adjoining the laundry is a Milk Bar with an advertisement for 'ice- blocks'. There is an ornate Victorian cast-iron lace veranda and pillars covering both shops. During the war the car used a coke burner to run the car instead of petrol, which was rationed. Chapel Streeet St Kilda. (Note: a coke burner is not visible in this photo.)
Physical Description
Digital copy from the donor's original photograph.
More Information
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
Clothing & Textiles, Home & Community, Transport, Working Life & Trades
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Acquisition Information
Copied from Mrs Beryl Millman, May 2005
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Place & Date Depicted
Bristol Laundry, 415 Glenhuntly Road, South Caulfield, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, circa 1945
Business address depicted in photograph. (A database editor has added 'Probably Carlisle Street' - reasons unknown. Bristol Laundary was definately located at 415 Glenhuntly Road, confirmed by newspaper advertisements - eg. 1939, looking for staff, Advertising (1939, December 11). The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), p. 13. Retrieved July 18, 2019, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article205583149.) -
Photographer
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Format
Digital file, Tiff
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Classification
Commerce & retailing, Dry cleaning & laundering, Shop fronts
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Keywords
Delivery Vehicles, Ice Creams, Ice Works, Laundries, Milk Bars, Shops
