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1876 Spring Street from the Treasury
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Description
A photo looking south along Spring Street from the steps of Melbourne's Treasury Building.
Charles Nettleton has composed a striking image of Melbourne, highlighting the beauty of the Treasury Building, and capturing the freshly-completed Government House off in the distance. The southern part of Spring Street didn't get much attention from photographers of that time, so this photograph is an important record of what existed around 1876.
In 1876 the Homœopathic Hospital moved into the building seen here at 17 Spring Street, previously used by the Hospital for Sick Children. This was only mean to be temporary accommodation, as the Government had allocated a site for a future Hospital in St Kilda Road. The Homœopathic Hospital remained in Spring Street until 1885, when it moved to St Kilda Road, where it eventually became Prince Henry's Hospital.
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Photograph by Charles Nettleton.
Notes from the State Library tell us that this image is "Looking south west showing steps, balustrade and lamp posts at the Treasury. On the west side of Spring Street a three storey building with arcuated verandahs, the Homeopathic Hospital and, in left distance, Government House.
Looking south-west from the steps of Treasury with balustrade and lamp posts in foreground. On the west side of Spring Street sits a three storey building with elaborate façade comprising three storeys of stone arches, the Homeopathic Hospital and in distance, Government House located in Royal Botanical Gardens."
This is a digitally retouched reproduction of the original held by the State Library of Victoria. All prints are reproduced without the HOTPRESS watermarks.
Our team of conservators have worked on a high resolution digital image in order to remove blemishes and artifacts such as stains, mould, scratches and damage caused by the handling of the original. We strive to provide authentic representations of the original work that are suitable for enlargements that retain the tones and character of the original.
Description
A photo looking south along Spring Street from the steps of Melbourne's Treasury Building.
Charles Nettleton has composed a striking image of Melbourne, highlighting the beauty of the Treasury Building, and capturing the freshly-completed Government House off in the distance. The southern part of Spring Street didn't get much attention from photographers of that time, so this photograph is an important record of what existed around 1876.
In 1876 the Homœopathic Hospital moved into the building seen here at 17 Spring Street, previously used by the Hospital for Sick Children. This was only mean to be temporary accommodation, as the Government had allocated a site for a future Hospital in St Kilda Road. The Homœopathic Hospital remained in Spring Street until 1885, when it moved to St Kilda Road, where it eventually became Prince Henry's Hospital.
All text © HotPress
Photograph by Charles Nettleton.
Notes from the State Library tell us that this image is "Looking south west showing steps, balustrade and lamp posts at the Treasury. On the west side of Spring Street a three storey building with arcuated verandahs, the Homeopathic Hospital and, in left distance, Government House.
Looking south-west from the steps of Treasury with balustrade and lamp posts in foreground. On the west side of Spring Street sits a three storey building with elaborate façade comprising three storeys of stone arches, the Homeopathic Hospital and in distance, Government House located in Royal Botanical Gardens."
This is a digitally retouched reproduction of the original held by the State Library of Victoria. All prints are reproduced without the HOTPRESS watermarks.
Our team of conservators have worked on a high resolution digital image in order to remove blemishes and artifacts such as stains, mould, scratches and damage caused by the handling of the original. We strive to provide authentic representations of the original work that are suitable for enlargements that retain the tones and character of the original.
