1858 Collins Street Looking West across Swanston Street Melbourne 1921-1940 During these years there were

During these years there were two type of trams running

A photograph in 1874 of Spring Street

sign on top of the theatre reads 'Barrister'

very dirty and scribbled on

This is a digitally retouched reproduction of the original held by the State Library of New South Wales

1858 Collins Street Looking West across Swanston Street Melbourne 1921-1940 During these years there wereA very quiet day on Collins Street, taken in 1858, looking West along Collins Street, from just east of the Swanston Street intersection. The town looks deserted, similar to many other photographs from this period, but in fact anything that wasn't completely stationary for at least a couple of minutes was registered as a blur in these early days of photography. This photograph has been taken from an upper floor of a building (most likely the