Summary
View of Flinders Street railway yards from Flinders Street Station, looking west towards Spencer Street, and with Sandridge Bridge across the Yarra River on the left. Photograph by Thomas Beckett, 17 September 1899.
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
The railway lines, signals and signal boxes west of Flinders Street Station. The Yarra River and the Sandridge Bridge are on the left.
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
Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 17 Sep 1899
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Photographer
Dr Thomas George Beckett, 180 High Street, Northcote, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 17 Sep 1899
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Format
Negative, 35 mm, Black & White
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Classification
Rail transport, Railway infrastructure - permanent way, Metropolitan
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Keywords
Bridges, Railway Carriages, Railway Lines, Railway Signals, Rivers, Signal Boxes