Item SH 970551 Photograph - Julia Sumerling & Greg Davison, Melbourne Tram Conductors, 1997

Summary

One of twenty images depicting the private lives of tram workers by photographer Sarah Pears taken in 1992.

Description of Content

Image of a man and a woman dressed in uniform in a large shed type structure. The woman is kneeling on the edge of a narrow trench which the man is standing in.

Physical Description

Colour photograph

Significance

Statement of Historical Significance:

The South Melbourne Tramworkers collection documents a group of culturally diverse workers in both their domestic and work environments. These images capture a time of significant industrial change, workplace culture of the tramways and public transport industry more generally, and personalise a workforce.