Summary
Part of a large photographic collection of glass plate and film negatives, photographic prints and photo albums, relating to the development of the electric power supply industry in Victoria, operated by the State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV) from 1919 to 1993 and various predecessor private and municipal power supply enterprises dating back to the late 1880s.
Description of Content
Main Switchboard with Brush alternator attached to No.1 Belliss & Morcom triple-expansion high-speed steam engine in the Engine House of the Melbourne Electric Supply Company's Green Street Power Station, Richmond, Victoria, November 1910.
Physical Description
Sepia toned black & white silver gelatin photographic print.
More Information
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Transfer from Public Record Office Victoria (PROV), Publicity Division, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), by Feb 1993
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Place & Date Depicted
Green Street Power Station, Richmond, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Nov 1910
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Organisation Depicted
Green Street Power Station, Melbourne Electric Supply Co. Ltd, Richmond, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Nov 1910
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Manufacturer of Item Depicted
Brush Electrical Engineering Co Ltd, Loughborough, Leicestershire, England, Great Britain, circa 1900
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Format
Photograph, Sepia
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Inscriptions
Hand written in black ink on album page below photograph: 'Switchboard, Melbourne, November 1910'
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Classification
Energy technology, Electric power - generation, Power stations
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Image Dimensions - Photograph
154 mm (Width), 111 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Alternators, Arc Lamps, Electric Power Generation, Electric Power Stations, Electrical Equipment, Engine Houses, Staircases, Switchboards
