Postcard - Greetings from Melbourne & Exhibition Building, Melbourne, circa 1906
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1906
This is a black & white postcard featuring an artistic impression of the roof of the Exhibition Building below the word 'Melbourne', made in 1906. The postcard, which was sent from Australia to England in August 1906, contains a montage of black & white photographs within the letters 'Melbourne'.
These photographs depict Aboriginal people, street scenes of Melbourne, the Exhibition Building, timber felling, industry, rivers and cattle. A black & white postcard with the word 'Melbourne' written horizontally across the front. In the letters there are black & white photographs of buildings, street scenes in Melbourne, Aboriginal people, rivers, timber felling and more. Below the word 'Melbourne' is an outline of the roof of the Exhibition Building.
On the reverse of the card there is a handwritten inscription and address in black ink and a one penny Victorian postage stamp in the top right hand corner.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 2
- Catalogue references
- 0
Counts describe this entry’s documentation, not authenticity, rarity or completeness. Photographs may show one specimen; check each caption and licence.
Physical characteristics
- Dimensions
- 138 mm (Width), 88 mm (Height)
Identification
- Candidate id
- mv-255357
- Museum object number
- SH 960660
- Source note
- Facts transcribed from the linked single-object source. Wider type attribution and authenticity have not been independently verified.
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
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