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The Cymyn, 166 Wellington Parade, East Melbourne - 1946

East Melbourne

  • 166 Wellington Parade

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Image
The Cymyn, 166 Wellington Parade, East Melbourne - 1946 Open full image ↗
Acquisition number
406
Catalogue number
emvf0383
File name
VF0383
File location
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Photo of house at 166 Wellington Parade taken in 1946. Shows large two storey house with timber arcaded verandah and timber balcony above and an octagonal turret with elaborate cement decoration beneath the eaves. Built c.1908 for William Gardiner Sprigg who called it The Cymyn. The photographer, Kev Franzi lived in the house in 1940s when it was a boarding house run by his mother.

Item type
Photograph
Building name
The Cymyn
Subject address
166 Wellington Parade, East Melbourne
Item size
12x17cm
Photographer
Kev Franzi
Date of publication or creation
1946

History of item

Used in 'Kev Franzi's Journeys in Time' in Photographic Trader, No. 109. [See VF 354]

Owner of original
Kev Franzi
Copyright owner
use unrestricted subject to acknowledgement
Year acquired
2005
Donor
Kev Franzi
Date digitised
2007-06-10

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