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Collins Street

1,262 photos1841–1975

1840s 1 1850s 12 1860s 59 1870s 59 1880s 97 1890s 65 1900s 209 1910s 79 1920s 74 1930s 147 1940s 344 1950s 113 1970s 3

1880s48 photos

N.Z.L & M.A.COY MELBOURNE 450, 1880–901880–90View of Collins Street East, Melbourne, north side, 18851885Little Collins St. looking west, 1876–941876–94Robb's Buildings south east corner of King and Collins Streets, looking down King Street to Spencer Street and the wharves, 1876–941876–94Little Collins St. looking east, 1876–941876–94Collins St. from "Telegraph" office, 1876–941876–94Collins St. from Treasury, 1876–941876–94View in Collins St. East, 1876–941876–94Scots Church Collins St. East, 1876–941876–94Collins St. looking west, 1876–941876–94Collins St. looking west, 1876–941876–94Portrait photographs by William Bardwell, photographer, Collins Street, Melbourne, 1880–901880–90Portrait photographs by William Bardwell, photographer, Collins Street, Melbourne, 1880–901880–90Collins St. looking east, 1876–941876–94Union Bank, Collins St., Melbourne, 1880–921880–92Oriental Hotel, [Collins Street, Melbourne, Vic.], 1879–941879–94Equitable Co-Operative Society, [Collins Street, Melbourne, Vic.], 1884–891884–89[Little Collins Street, looking west], 1879–941879–94Terrace, Collins Street East, [Melbourne, Vic.], 1879–941879–94Little Collins Street looking east, [Melbourne, Vic.], 1879–941879–94Masonic Hall, Collins Street East, 1886–871886–87Independant [i.e. Independent] Church Melborne [i.e. Melbourne], Collins St, 1885–871885–87New Athenaeum Club Collins St. [an architect's elevation], 1886–871886–87Ferguson & Urie's warehouse [10 Collins Street], 1886–871886–87Union Mortgage & Agency Company of Australia Ltd, 573-579 Collins Street, 1886–871886–87"The Block" in Collins Street, Melbourne, 18861886Collins St [North side] looking east from Queen St, 1886–871886–87Masonic Hall, Collins St east, 1886–871886–87Collins Street, 18871887Bank and business premises corner Swanston and Collins Streets, Melbourne, 1888?1888?Independent Church, Collins St, 1888?1888?Collins Street West at Elizabeth Street showing Federal Bank of Australia and Modern Permanent Building Society, 1888?1888?The Federal Coffee Palace, Collins Street, Melbourne, 1888?1888?View of Collins Street West, south side, showing McComas & Co. and Huddart Parker & Co. and the Admiral Hotel on the King Street corner, 1888?1888?View of Collins Street south side from near Queen Street, 1888?1888?Looking east up Collins Street from Elizabeth Street corner, 1888?1888?Collins Street East, showing George and George's Federal Emporium and Batchelder & Co., photographers at 41 Collins Street East, 1888?1888?View of Collins Street West, south side showing London Chartered Bank of Australia, Australian Freehold Banking Corporation, Land Credit Bank of Australasia, 1888?1888?Sands & McDougall Limited, 46 Collins Street West and The Exchange building, 48 Collins Street West, shown with a crowd of men outside, 1888?1888?Collins Street, Melbourne, 1888?1888?View down Collins Street East, south side to the Oriental Hotel from the corner of Spring Street, 1888?1888?View of Collins Street East, south side, showing Oriental Hotel and Grosvenor Chambers, 1888?1888?View of Elizabeth Street, looking towards Collins Street showing the Beehive Clothing Company and the Beehive Chambers, corner of Bourke and Elizabeth Streets, 1888?1888?Collins Street East, south side showing two buildings next to the Oriental Hotel, 1888?1888?Collins St., looking west from Russell St, 1888–901888–90Collins Street - looking east from Swanston Street, 1888–901888–90Federal Coffee Palace, Collins Street West, 1888–901888–90New Zealand Insurance Company, 108-114 Collins Street West, Melbourne, 1888–911888–91

1890s12 photos

Block Arcade, Collins Street, 1887–931887–93Block Arcade, Collins Street, c. 1890c. 1890Collins Street, Melbourne, c. 1890c. 1890Collins St., Melbourne from Old Treasury steps, c. 1890c. 1890Collins St. looking west from Swanston St, c. 1890c. 1890Collins Street looking east, c. 1890c. 1890Collins Street looking west, c. 1890c. 1890Collins St., corner of Elizabeth St., Melbourne, 1889–921889–92Residence of Hon. Dr. L. L. Smith, Collins St. East, Melbourne, c. 1890c. 1890Melbourne - Collins Street looking west, 1880–19001880–1900Collins Street Melbourne, looking west from Swanston Street, c. 1890c. 1890Melbourne view on Collins St, 18901890
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1,262 historic photos of Collins Street, Melbourne, taken between 1841 and 1975, gathered from across the suburbs by what their catalogue titles say. They span 13 decades, with the most from the 1940s (344). All are from State Library Victoria; each photo links to its original record.

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