Summary
Black and white photograph featuring a delivery of goods by horse-drawn lorries or wagons in front of WW Allen Cash Grocers, a licensed grocery store in Hawksburn, in about the 1920s. The building was leased by the Allen family, and the business ran from 1920 to early 1940s.
Heather Allen, the mother of the contributor of this photograph, was born in an upstairs room above the shop on 31 Dec 1924.
Photograph collected as part of Melbourne's Biggest Family Album in 2006.
Description of Content
Delivery of goods to 'WW Allen Cash Grocers', located in a large verandah covered building. There are two large carts drawn by horses outside on the street. The cart to the viewer's right is stacked with large cane baskets, with white sheeting lying over part of the cart. The cart to left is entirely covered with white sheeting. The shop has a large McAlpins Flour advertising sign at the centre of the store, above the verandah.
Physical Description
Digital image file, copied from original black and white print.
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Copied from Ms Charmaine Proctor, 08 Dec 2006
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Place & Date Depicted
403-405 Malvern Road, Hawksburn, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, circa 1920s
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Photographer
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Individuals Identified
unknown
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Format
Digital file, TIFF, Black & White
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Inscriptions
403-405 Malvern Rd, Hawksburn, 1920 (scribbled out)
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Type of item
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Keywords
Advertising Signs, Commerce, Grocers, Horsedrawn Vehicles, Produce Merchants, Retailing
