Union Bank of Australia, Collins Street, Melbourne, ca. 1880 / photographer unknown
Union Bank of Australia, Collins Street, Melbourne, ca. 1880 / photographer unknown
About this item
Full title
Date
ca. 1880
Call Numbers
SPF/2151
Record Identifier
Reference Code
Formats
Pictures and Photographs
Physical Description
Contents
1 photographic print - 18 x 13.9 cm - albumen, on card
Other Descriptions
Level of description
Fonds
Access and use
Copying Conditions
Out of copyright : created before 1955
Subjects
More information
Scope and Contents
Contents
Australian Economic Bank, right
Alternative Titles
Full title
Union Bank of Australia, Collins Street, Melbourne, ca. 1880 / photographer unknown
Notes
General note
Transferred from SPF/Melbourne -- Banks -- Union Bank of Australia, c.1880 (BM), January 2011
Attributions / Conjectures
Aust. Economic Bank appears in the Melb. directories 1875-1885 in Collins St. W. near Union Bank -- in ink on the lower edge
Date note
The National Library of Australia has the same photograph in the Ledgar collection dated 1858, while the whole collection is dated 1858-1910
Contextual Information
Administrative / Biographical history
The Union Bank at 351-357 Collins Street was one of the many imposing public and private buildings built upon the wealth generated by the gold rush which helped create 'Marvellous Melbourne'.
Reference:
Museum Victoria. http://museumvictoria.com.au/ (accessed february 9, 2011)
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
SPF/2151
Record Identifier
1xqZG2wY
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/1xqZG2wY
Other Identifiers
Reference code
918292
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