A Footprint of Memory, c. 1901

This image shows the bottom of a shoe with a picture of a building in the heel and a street scene showing buildings, motor vehicles and a tram in the sole. A large sign on a building reads: “Martin and Pleasant Homeopathic Pharmacy”. ‘Collins St. Melbourne’ is printed on the street. An arrangement of wildflowers is in the top left-hand corner and written across the bottom is: “A Footprint of Memory”. The background is black.

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OBJECT TITLE / NAME

A Footprint of Memory, c. 1901

DATE1901

MEDIAImage

COLLECTIONHastings-Western Port Historical Society

REG NO.P937

HISTORY

This is one in a series of photographs taken for the celebration of Federation in 1901. The building in the heel of the shoe is Flinders Street Railway Station, Melbourne and the street scene in the sole is Collins Street, Melbourne. Library Record Number: 1049240. Accession Number: H96.200/273

DESCRIPTION

This image shows the bottom of a shoe with a picture of a building in the heel and a street scene showing buildings, motor vehicles and a tram in the sole. A large sign on a building reads: “Martin and Pleasant Homeopathic Pharmacy”. ‘Collins St. Melbourne’ is printed on the street. An arrangement of wildflowers is in the top left-hand corner and written across the bottom is: “A Footprint of Memory”. The background is black.

SUBJECTS

Federation (1901), Historic buildings, Historic events

KEYWORDS

Collins Street, Melbourne, Federation of Australia, Flinders Street Railway Station, Melbourne, Martin and Pleasant Homeopathic Pharmacy