![[High Street, Northcote, about 1890s.]](/content/media/47/160697-small.jpg)
Summary
View of High Street Northcote, showing a cable tram, circa 1900. Photograph taken by Thomas Beckett, probably from the balcony of his residence at 180 High Street, opposite Northcote Town Hall.
Part of a collection of glass plate negatives taken by Dr Thomas George Beckett, doctor, pioneering radiologist and amateur photographer between 1891 and 1910. The collection is primarily of Beckett's family, friends, homes, and towns and suburbs where Beckett and his family lived, including Charlton in central Victoria and Northcote & South Yarra, suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria.
Description of Content
A cable tram passing the Northcote Town Hall. Across the street: R.M. Chesters, Decorators.
More Information
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Collection Names
The Biggest Family Album in Australia, Dr Thomas George Beckett Collection
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Copied from T. G. Beckett, 28 Oct 1990
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Place & Date Depicted
High Street, Northcote, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, circa 1900
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Photographer
Dr Thomas George Beckett, 180 High Street, Northcote, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, circa 1900
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Organisation Depicted
R M Chesters Decorators, High Street, Northcote, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, circa 1900
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Format
Negative, 35 mm, Black & White
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Classification
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Keywords
Cable Trams, Gas Lamps, Gas Lighting, Horsedrawn Vehicles, Lamps, Streetscapes, Town Halls, Verandahs
