Streetscape, 1939

OBJECT TITLE / NAME

Streetscape, 1939

DATE1939

MEDIAImage

PHOTOGRAPHERR. Malouf for The Rose Stereograph Co., Armadale, Vic.

COLLECTIONHastings-Western Port Historical Society

REG NO.P1.3.2

HISTORY

This series of eight snap shots was produced by The Rose Stereograph Co. for Ralph G. Mentiplay, a newsagent and grocer in Hastings. These photos consisted of eight different views of Hastings. The photos were taken by Mr R. Malouf in 1939.

DESCRIPTION

This image shows a street scene with businesses on either side. A line of petrol bowsers is on the right-hand side. A motor car is in the middle of the street coming towards the camera. Electricity poles line the left-hand side of the street. A sign post with “Hastings Swimming Pool” is in the foreground. Printed across the bottom of the image is: “Melbourne Road, Hastings”.

SUBJECTS

Cities and towns, Shops, Streetscape

KEYWORDS

Malouf, R, Melbourne Road, Hastings, Mentiplay, Ralph G, Rose Stereograph Co.