Summary
Part of a large photographic collection of glass plate and film negatives, photographic prints and photo albums, relating to the development of the electric power supply industry in Victoria, operated by the State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV) from 1919 to 1993 and various predecessor private and municipal power supply enterprises dating back to the late 1880s.
Description of Content
View from west looking across Richmond-South Yarra Railway Lines to facade of Melbourne Electric Supply Company's Power Station in Green Street, Richmond, June 1910.
Physical Description
Sepia toned black & white silver gelatin photographic print.
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Transfer from Public Record Office Victoria (PROV), Publicity Division, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), by Feb 1993
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Place & Date Depicted
Green Street Power Station, Richmond, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Jun 1910
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Organisation Depicted
Green Street Power Station, Melbourne Electric Supply Co. Ltd, Richmond, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Jun 1910
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Format
Photograph, Sepia
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Inscriptions
Handwritten in black ink on album page below photograph: 'Melbourne Works June 1910.'
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Classification
Energy technology, Electric power - generation, Power stations
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Type of item
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References
Photograph appears in album HT 24137, on Page 4, top left.
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Keywords
Architecture, Boiler Houses, Chimneys, Electric Power Stations, Electricity Supply, Engine Houses, Railway Lines, Towers