Photograph of Woollahra steam tram no. 34, ca. 1882-ca. 1895 / by Henry King ; together with photogr...
Photograph of Woollahra steam tram no. 34, ca. 1882-ca. 1895 / by Henry King ; together with photographs of Coogee Bay, Sydney and Watson's Bay, Sydney
About this item
Full title
Author / Creator
Date
ca. 1882-ca. 1895
Call Numbers
PXE 1731
Record Identifier
Reference Code
Formats
Pictures and Photographs
Physical Description
Contents
3 photographs - albumen
Other Descriptions
Level of description
Fonds
Access and use
Copying Conditions
Out of copyright : Created before 1955
Please acknowledge: : Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales
Subjects
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Scope and Contents
Contents
An albumen photograph by Henry King of the steam tram 'Woollahra' no. 34. Taken at the intersection of Ocean and Trelawney Street, Woollahra, the faces of the driver, guard and a fireman are clearly seen.
The photograph is mounted on cardboard with 2 photographs mounted on the verso. 'Coogee Bay, Sydney' depicts bathers on Coogee Beach, and...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Photograph of Woollahra steam tram no. 34, ca. 1882-ca. 1895 / by Henry King ; together with photographs of Coogee Bay, Sydney and Watson's Bay, Sydney
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
Signature / Inscriptions
Lower left corner: '186 Sydney St. Tram car. H.K.'
Contextual Information
Source
Purchased from Ancanthe, July 2018
Administrative / Biographical history
The Woollahra tram ran between Woollahra and Sydney from 1881. Steam motor no. 34 with its double decker rear car was built by Baldwin's of Philadelphia in 1882. The service was discontinued in 1895 after the opening of the Ocean Street cable tramway.
Source:
Library correspondence file.
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
PXE 1731
Record Identifier
nGmaWL0Y
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/nGmaWL0Y
Other Identifiers
Reference code
9611531
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