Collection item
Geological Museum, 55 Macarthur Street, East Melbourne - 1910c.
East Melbourne
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886
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emdf0075
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DF0075
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Digital file
Scanned photograph of the Geological Museum, Macarthur Street, East Melbourne taken some time between 1910 and 1920. The photographer is not identified.
SLV description: "View from Macarthur Street showing a Renaissance revival style building with temple style windows, arched pediment over double column portico above twin stairs and atrium roof. The architect was John H. Marsden and the building was built in 1909 and later demolished [1965] to make way for the modern government buildings."
This is a high resolution scan from a high quality image. Tasma Terrace can be seen to the rear on the left of the image as well as horse drawn carriages travelling along what was then Gipps Street West [now St. Andrews Place].
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Photograph
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Good
- Photographer
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Unknown
- Date of publication or creation
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1910c
History of item
State Library of Victoria record:
Title: [Geological Museum, Melbourne, Victoria] [picture].
Date(s): [ca. 1910 - ca. 1920]
Description: 1 photographic print : gelatin silver ; 16 x 21 cm.
Copyright status: This work is out of copyright
Terms of use: No copyright restrictions apply.
Identifier(s): Accession no(s) H83.86/15
Subjects: Facades -- Victoria -- Melbourne ; Melbourne (Vic.) -- Buildings, structures, etc ; Gelatin silver prints
Index terms: Victoria; Melbourne; Geological Museums; facades; buildings
Notes: Untitled and undated.
Contents/Summary: View from Macarthur Street showing a Renaissance revival style building with temple style windows, arched pediment over double column portico above twin stairs and atrium roof. The architect was John H. Marsden and the building was built in 1909 and later demolished to make way for the modern government buildings.
Source/Donor: Gift ; National Museum ; 1982.
Link to digitised item: http://handle.slv.vic.gov.au/10381/101269
Link to this record: http://search.slv.vic.gov.au/primo_library/libweb/action/dlDisplay.do?vi...
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State Library of Victoria
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State Library of Victoria
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