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Title: Great flood of July 1891.
Contributor(s): J. J Blundell (James J.), compiler.
Date: 1891
Description
10 photographic prints : gelatin silver ; 17.8 x 22.9 cm., sheet 21 x 28.6 cm.
Copyright status: This work is out of copyright
Conditions of use: No copyright restrictions apply.
Identifier(s):
Accession no: H12668
Accession no: H12669
Accession no: H12670
Accession no: H12671
Accession no: H12672
Accession no: H12673
Accession no: H12674
Accession no: H12675
Accession no: H12676
Accession no: H12677
Subjects
Floods -- Victoria -- Melbourne
Melbourne (Vic.) -- History -- 1891-1901
Richmond (Vic.) -- History
South Yarra (Vic.) -- History
Victoria -- History -- 1891-1901
Bird's-eye views
Gelatin silver prints
Photographic prints
Index terms
Victoria; Australia; Melbourne; floods; Richmond; South Yarra; Yarra River
Notes
Photographer unidentified.
H12674 to H12677 have date and title printed on image lower right.
Bound in album at H12618; p. 89b - 94.
In Sketches in Victoria.
Contents / Summary:
Looking across water towards roofs of houses just above water, possibly Richmond -- Elevated view of flooded Toorak Road with flood water collected in dip in the road, crowd standing at water line on both ends, horse drawn wagon in foreground, signs on buildings: Gillespies, South Yarra Sale Yards, Frank Thorn Bricklayer, G.H. Impy Whip Manufacturer -- Punt Road: Looking from raised ground towards flooded streets, ground floor of buildings, completely under water, men seated looking at flood from possibly a railway bridge, boys on picket fence on left, people standing on upper verandah of double storey buildings. One building sign: John Scott House & Land Agent -- Looking across flooded ground, roofs visible above water, railway bridge in background, rickety fence with child looking out in foreground -- Looking along flooded street line of horse drawn carts along flooded road, buildings in background, sign for South Yarra Sales, billboards -- Punt Road, Richmond: road completely submerged with power lines just out of the water, two storey building on left with water half way up building -- Looking east from Prince's Bridge: Looking along Yarra River with wreckage of wooden fencing or paths in water men standing in right foreground, Looking west from Prince's Bridge: looking along broken banks of the Yarra River towards railway bridge in background just above water level, some buildings underwater, street on left under water -- At Prince's Bridge: Looking from partly flooded path along Yarra River towards bridge.
Shows flooded suburbs of Melbourne, including the City, Richmond and South Yarra, not all images have titles, areas identified by business names.
Source / Donor
Accessioned ; [1934?]
Is part of
Sketches in Victoria
Link to online item
http://handle.slv.vic.gov.au/10381/254628
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