Summary
This is a colour postcard featuring an image of the Melbourne Town Hall and an image of the Exhibition Building from south west in 1908. The postcard, which has a handwritten inscription on the reverse, was made by WT Pater, printers & stationers, and is decorated with the flags and crests of Australia and the United States of America.
The postcard was most likely produced to celebrate the Great White Fleet's visit to Melbourne in 1908.
Physical Description
A colour tinted postcard showing a picture of Melbourne Town Hall, Exhibition Building, flag and crest of USA, flag and crest of Australia, decorative surrounds and wattle design. On the reverse of the card the initials WTP inside a floral diamond are printed in the middle at the top. This is the trademark of WT Pater, printers and stationers. There is a handwritten inscription and address in black ink.
More Information
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Acquisition Information
Transfer from Trustees of the Royal Exhibition Building (REB), 1996
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Publisher
W.T. Pater, Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1908
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Place & Date Depicted
Royal Exhibition Building (REB), Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1908
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Inscriptions
Obverse, text: TOWN HALL MELBOURNE; EXHIBITION BLDG, MELB.; W.T.P. COPYRIGHT Reverse, text: POST CARD/ WTP; Stamp Here; Printed in Australia; THIS SPACE FOR CORRESPONDENCE; NAME AND ADDRESS Reverse, handwritten: Haddingtonia/ Vine St/ Mrs Atkinson/ Dear Friend,/ We/ heard on Sunday from Mrs/ Grimley that you had met/ with an accident and was in/ the hospital we are all so sorry/ about it and have been wondering/ how you had not written/ we did not hear whether it/ was your leg again write/ soon when you can manage/ it and let us know how/ you are and all about it we/ are now entering our Jubillee/ year in connection with the/ Church our united love from/ your true friend/ Lizzie Kanaz (?)
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Overall Dimensions
138 mm (Width), 88 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Buildings, Civic Mementoes, Correspondence, Exterior Views, Great White Fleet, Postcards, Royal Exhibition Building, Souvenirs, United States Fleet Visit to Melbourne, 1908, United States Navy
