Summary
View of platforms of Flinders Street Station, Melbourne, April 1898. Photograph taken by Thomas Beckett.
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
Platforms at Flinders Street Station. Princes Bridge and the Yarra River are in the background.
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
Flinders Street, Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Apr 1898
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Photographer
Dr Thomas George Beckett, 180 High Street, Northcote, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Apr 1898
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Format
Negative, 35 mm, Black & White
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Classification
Rail transport, Railway infrastructure - stations, Metropolitan
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Keywords
Bridges, Rail Vehicles, Railway Signals, Railway Stations, Rivers, Steam Railway Locomotives
