Summary

One of a subset of 24 negatives taken of various Melbourne suburbs including Chelsea, Williamstown and Mount Waverley.

This subset is part of approximately 3,000 negatives taken by Jim Payens, the Melbourne based aerial photographer, and form part of the Payens Collection. The images span the period predominantly between the 1950s - 1970s.

Jim Payens was one of a very small number of Australian photographers to have specialised in oblique and survey aerial photography. He was also one of the earliest Australian aerial photographers. This collection consists predominantly of aerial views of the city of Melbourne, surrounding suburbs and regional Victoria but also extends to other parts of Australia. The Collection depicts a variety of landmark events and major engineering projects throughout Australia including the Australian Grand Prix, Olympic Games (Melbourne & Sydney) and the construction of Eildon Weir.

The Museum also holds the aerial camera and equipment used by Payens to take these images as well as an oral history interview with the photographer.

Description of Content

Oblique aerial photograph of the suburbs of Yarraville and Footscray looking north-east from Millers Road showing the area bounded by Francis Street, Princes Highway and the Maribyrnong River. Beyond this area is Coode Island and Melbourne central business district. In the foreground on the northern side of Francis Street is the Footscray Cemetery. On the southern side is an industrial estate. Further in on Francis Street is the Kingsville Baptist Cricket Club.

Physical Description

negative; black and white; silver gelatin; cellulose acetate.

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