Item SH 970557 Photograph - Makalesi Secombe, Melbourne Tram Driver, South Melbourne, 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 woman, dressed in a light blue shirt, navy tie and navy skirt, standing next to a tram. There is another tram to the left of the woman in the background of the photograph.

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.