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East Melbourne, Fitzroy Gardens, Poplar Avenue - 1930c.

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Acquisition number: 
89
Catalogue number: 
emvf0089
File name: 
VF89
File location: 
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BW photo. Fitzroy Gardens, poplar avenue. 1920c. Internet print. (SLV, picture collection accession no. H32492/7449.

Item type: 
Photograph
Photographer: 
not known
Date of publication or creation: 
1950c
History of item: 

State Library of Victoria record:
POPLAR AVENUE, FITZROY GARDENS, MELBOURNE, VIC. [picture]
Rose Stereograph Co
[c1920-1954]
Title: POPLAR AVENUE, FITZROY GARDENS, MELBOURNE, VIC. [picture]
Author/Creator: Rose Stereograph Co
Date(s): [c1920-1954]
Description: negative : glass ; 8.8 x 13.8 cm. approx.
Copyright status: This work is out of copyright
Identifier(s): Accession no(s) H32492/7449
Subjects: Postcards
Related works: Series: Rose series; P. 10753.; Rose postcard collection of negatives.
Link to digitised item: http://handle.slv.vic.gov.au/10381/66434
Link to this record: http://search.slv.vic.gov.au/primo_library/libweb/action/dlDisplay.do?vi...

Dating the picture:
The "Lombardy Poplar Walk" was planted in 1897 by Guilfoyle. (see http://www.fitzroygardens.com/History.htm#1897 ) In this picture the trees are mature. The glass negative and the quality dates the picture earlier rather than later in the period given by the SLV above.

Owner of original: 
State Library of Victoria
Copyright owner: 
State Library of Victoria
Year acquired: 
2002
Donor: 
Rymer, Ros, 5th Floor, 225 Bourke Street, Melbourne 3000
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