1874 La Trobe Street looking West from Swanston Street Latrobe Street but in a modern setting

but in a modern setting

Royal Comedy Company

Notes from the State Library tell us that this image is an image of  "Steam and sail boats moored at wharf in left background

remind one of the magnificent structures of a similar kind which grace the capitals of Europe and America'

There are hundreds of fascinating points of interest in the image

1874 La Trobe Street looking West from Swanston Street Latrobe Street but in a modern settingA photograph in 1874 of La Trobe Street looking west from Swanston Street. The hotel on the left corner is W. Bassett's "Traveller's Home". All text HotPress Photographer was Charles Bayliss. This is a digitally retouched reproduction of the original held by the State Library of New South Wales. All prints are reproduced without the HOTPRESS watermarks. Our team of conservators have worked on a high resolution digital image in order to remove