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Princes Bridge from the Alexandra Gardens (site of the Victorian Arts Centre), c. 1910Princes Bridge from the Alexandra Gardens (site of the Victorian Arts Centre)c. 1910

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The Princes Bridge, originally Prince's Bridge, is a girder bridge across the Yarra River, located in the city centre of Melbourne, in Victoria, Australia. It is built on the site of one of the oldest river crossings in the city, and forms a gateway into the central city from the south.

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1850s14 photos

View of opening of the Princes Bridge, Melbourne, on Friday 15th November 18501850The condemned Princes bridge opened Nov 15th 18501850Princes Bridge, Melbourne, c. 1850c. 1850Princes Bridge.18501850View of opening of the Princes Bridge, Melbourne, on Friday 15th November 1850 : To commemorate the arrival of Separation1850Old Princes Bridge, [Melbourne, Vic.], 18511851Prince's Bridge (from south side of Yarra), Melbourne, 18531853Prince's Bridge (from south side of Yarra), Melbourne, 18531853YARRA YARRA FROM SOUTH SIDE OF PRINCE'S BRIDGE MELBOURNE, 18531853Princes Bridge, Melbourne, 18531853Canvas Town, between Prince's Bridge and South Melbourne in 1850s1850sMelbourne, from the South East, looking to Princes' Bridge and West Melbourne, 18551855Princes Bridge, Melbourne, 18551855Prince's Bridge & City Terminus of M. & H. B. Railway, Melbourne, 18571857

1860s6 photos

Princes Bridge, Melbourne, 1860?1860?Melbourne, 1862, looking north from Princes Bridge1862St. Kilda Road Melbourne, Flood 16Th December 1863. From Princes Bridge1863[Princes Bridge from Flinders Street, c. 1863c. 1863Princes Bridge at the time of Prince Alfred's visit in 18671867Princes Bridge, decorated in honour of the visit of Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh, 18671867

1870s8 photos

Princes Bridge from the east, 18701870View on the Yarra from Princes Bridge, [Melbourne, Vic.], c. 1870c. 1870Yarra in 1870 from Princes Bridge1870Princes Bridge, c. 1875c. 1875Yarra at Princes Bridge, 18751875Looking South over roof-tops of Flinders Street, to the Yarra river, Princes Bridge and beyond, 18751875Princes Bridge, 1870–801870–80Old Princes Bridge, Yarra [Melbourne], 1873–821873–82

1880s15 photos

Old Princes Bridge, c. 1880c. 1880Princes Bridge, c. 1880c. 1880[Princes Bridge, Melbourne], 1865–951865–95On the Yarra from Prince's Bridge. Edward's Boat-house. Jolimont in distance, c. 1880c. 1880The Yarra Princes Bridge, c. 1880c. 1880Yarra near Princes Bridge, 18841884Princes Bridge 18851885Princes Bridge over the Yarra, Melbourne, c. 1885c. 1885C.306.Princes Bridge.Station.18861886Welcome Arch over Prince's Bridge, Melbourne, for Queen Victoria's Jubilee, 18871887Princes Bridge, 18881888View of Princes Bridge, 1887–901887–90View of Princes Bridge, 1887–901887–90Boat builders' sheds on the Yarra River, below Princes Bridge, including James Edwards & Sons Boat Builders, 1888?1888?Princes Bridge, Melbourne, 1888–901888–90

1890s9 photos

New Prince's Bridge - Melbourne, c. 1890c. 1890Princes Bridge Melbourne. One of the finest in the world, 18901890Old Princes Bridge Melbourne, 18931893Princes Bridge Melb [i.e. Melbourne], c. 1894c. 1894Princes Bridge looking north, Melbourne, Victoria, 1891–19001891–1900Prince's Bridge, Melbourne, Vic, 1890–19001890–1900Princes Bridge, 1860–19301860–1930Princes Bridge, Melbourne, 1892–19001892–1900River Yarra at Princes Bridge, Melbourne, 1892–19001892–1900

1900s8 photos

Princes Bridge, 1897–19031897–1903Princes Bridge, 1897–19031897–1903Princes Bridge 1900, c. 1900c. 1900Princes Bridge from south side of Yarra, c. 1900c. 1900[Construction of Railway Towers, Princes Bridge Station, Melbourne], c. 1900c. 1900Opening of Princes Bridge, Melbourne, c. 1900c. 1900Princes Bridge, Melbourne, 1900?1900?Princes Bridge, c. 1900c. 1900

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367 historic photos of Princes Bridge, Melbourne, taken between 1850 and 1955, gathered from across the suburbs by what their catalogue titles say. They span 11 decades, with the most from the 1900s (126). All are from State Library Victoria; each photo links to its original record.